Falahi S, Abdoli A, Kenarkoohi A
Zoonotic Diseases Research Centre, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.
New Microbes New Infect. 2021 May;41:100864. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100864. Epub 2021 Mar 17.
The elderly form the main risk group in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and age is recognized as a major risk factor for the severity of infection and mortality of COVID-19. The severity of the infection in children is milder than in adults. Although the pathophysiology of COVID-19 is not fully understood, several possible factors and mechanisms have been suggested for the lower severity of infection in children.
老年人是2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行中的主要风险群体，年龄被认为是COVID-19感染严重程度和死亡率的主要风险因素。儿童感染的严重程度比成人轻。尽管COVID-19的病理生理学尚未完全了解，但已提出了一些可能的因素和机制来解释儿童感染严重程度较低的原因。
