Months into isolation, parents have told me that their kids have come down with mystery fevers, strep throat, lice, pinworms and roseola. As it turns out, kids are still getting sick at home for a variety of reasons — and quarantine-induced behaviours, as well as the coronavirus itself, might actually increase the risk for certain conditions, such as Lyme disease and diabetes. Still, paediatricians say they’re seeing fewer sick patients overall, and they’re especially seeing fewer patients with infectious diseases. Adults can also shed germs from previous infections and unwittingly make their children sick. While there are plenty of ways kids can get sick right now — even if they’re not leaving the house — most of these illnesses, thankfully, aren’t medical mysteries.

Source: bd News24 July 04, 2020 11:15 UTC