Since the spread of the Omicron strain of the new coronavirus, a survey by the National Center for Child Health and Development has found that the number of cases of convulsions in infected children has increased.
I want you to see a doctor as soon as possible because it may become encephalopathy and become serious.
Groups such as the National Center for Child Health and Development have reported that a total of about 850 people under the age of 18 who were infected with the new corona and were hospitalized at medical institutions nationwide were infected with the Omicron strain, and from January to March. , We analyzed the difference in symptoms during the period from August to December last year, when delta strains were the mainstream.
As a result, from the age of 2 to 12, ◇
19.6%
had a fever of 38 degrees or higher during the ▽ Delta strain period, but
▽ 39.3% during the Omicron strain period.
◇ ▽2.2%
had convulsions, while
▽9.8%,
respectively, were significantly higher during the Omicron strain period.
On the other hand, during the Omicron strain period, dysgeusia was reduced by about one-seventh among those aged 6 and older.
In addition, 43 children required oxygen or a ventilator, while 50 who received two doses of the vaccine had mild symptoms.
Medical director Kensuke Shoji of the Department of Infectious Diseases, who conducted the investigation, said, ``If a seizure occurs, it can lead to encephalopathy and become more severe, so I want you to see a medical institution as soon as possible. Therefore, I would like you to actively consider vaccination."