1. The Role of Children in the Dynamics of Intra Family Coronavirus 2019 Spread in Densely Populated Area.
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Somekh E, Gleyzer A, Heller E, Lopian M, Kashani-Ligumski L, Czeiger S, Schindler Y, Lessing JB, and Stein M
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- Adolescent, Adult, Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, Child, Child, Preschool, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Infections diagnosis, Disease Outbreaks, Family Characteristics, Female, Humans, Infant, Israel epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Pneumonia, Viral diagnosis, Polymerase Chain Reaction, SARS-CoV-2, Young Adult, Coronavirus Infections epidemiology, Coronavirus Infections transmission, Pandemics statistics & numerical data, Pneumonia, Viral epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral transmission
- Abstract
We examined the dynamics of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) transmission within families. Our investigation demonstrated significantly lower rates of COVID-19 positivity in children compared with adults residing in the same household. Children of 5-17 years of age were 61% and children of 0-4 years of age were 47% less likely to have positive polymerase chain reaction results compared with adults residing in the same household.
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- 2020
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