Coronavirus: The First Infected Baby
China has confirmed the case of the first baby born with coronavirus. This virus, which is currently causing an epidemic, can produce anything from a common cold to pneumonia with respiratory failure. Therefore, in this article, we are going to present some data about the virus and the latest news about the case of the infected baby.
What is Coronavirus?
Coronaviruses are a family of viruses of unknown origin. There are different types of coronaviruses. And they can produce anything from a common cold to pneumonia or, in its most severe form, respiratory failure.
In December 2019, the first cases of a new type of coronavirus were detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Since then, the spread of healthy people through infected people has caused the number of cases to increase dramatically.
Although the number of people in whom the presence of the coronavirus has been confirmed is very high, currently the mortality of this type of virus is low.
What symptoms does it produce?
Coronavirus infection often produces symptoms similar to those of a common flu. Among them, we can find the following:
- Nasal discharge.
- General malaise.
- Tiredness.
- Muscle pain.
- Cough.
- Coryza.
- Fever and chills.
- Sore throat and headache.
The infection may present asymptomatically or cause the general symptoms mentioned above and even lead to complications such as pneumonia or respiratory failure in the most severe cases.
These more severe cases generally occur in the most vulnerable population. This population would be composed of the elderly, newborns or people with a compromised immune system.
Treatment and how to prevent
Currently, there is no effective treatment for this type of virus. Treatment will focus on symptoms, controlling fever, pain and trying to keep the patient in good general condition.
It is also necessary to pay attention to the appearance of possible complications, especially in the most susceptible population groups.
That’s why it’s important to try to avoid person to person contagion. For this, the most important thing is proper hygiene, which must be basic, taking special care with hand hygiene.
In addition, it is recommended to avoid contact with people who are already infected and, if this is not possible, to cover the eyes, nose and mouth properly.
The first baby born with coronavirus
A medical team confirmed the birth of the first baby affected by the coronavirus. The exam performed on the baby with only 30 hours of life gave positive result for coronavirus.
The baby’s mother had already received a positive result for the coronavirus before delivery. Doctors say this may be the first case of mother-to-child transmission in utero.
The baby was born in good general condition and with adequate weight. There was no fever, cough, phlegm or other general symptoms. However, he was beginning to have difficulty breathing.
The baby remains hospitalized and under constant surveillance and, for now, his health status remains stable.
In conclusion
This last type of coronavirus discovered, although it has raised all the alarms because of its rapid contagion rate, continues to maintain a low mortality.
With the birth of this baby, it is demonstrated that transmission from an infected mother to her fetus during pregnancy is possible. In short, this will force increased precautions in the case of pregnant women with the possibility of infection.
In addition, babies who are already born and whose mothers tested positive for coronavirus during pregnancy will also be monitored more closely.
