Coronavirus infection of children

Coronavirus is RNA virus, which exists widely among human and animals. Human coronavirus (HCoVs) is a common pathogen of community respiratory tract infection. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and new coronavirus 2019-nCoV had caused 3 human outbreaks during 20 years. Children are generally susceptible to coronavirus. Compared with adults, children with viral infection tend to have age-related characteristics due to their relatively physiological immaturity. The characteristics of community acquired infection of HCoVs in children, Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in children, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in children were summarized in this paper. The diagnosis and treatment of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in children were concluded, based on the official COVID-19 programs, expert suggestion of COVID-19 and limited data of 2019-nCoV childhood infection csaes published in China within 2 month recently. Key words: Coronavirus; Children; 2019-nCoV; Novel coronavirus pneumonia