Symptoms information
One hundred sixty four (93.7%) children were symptomatic whereas 11
(6.3%) children were asymptomatic. The most common symptoms at the
onset of illness were fever (67.4%), headache (41.1%), cough (36.6%),
sore throat (25.7%), fatigue (22.9%), myalgia (22.9%) and diarrhea
(20.6%); less common symptoms were vomiting (16%), dyspnea (14.9%),
nasal congestion (13.1%), nausea (13.1%), anosmia (13.1%), abdominal
pain (11.4%), loss of appetite (11.4%),rhinorrhea (9.7%), loss of
taste (9.1%), joint pain (8.6%), dizziness (8%), chest pain (4.6%),
sneezing (4%) and shaking (3.4%) (Table1). In the interviews made at
the first two weeks after the onset of symptoms, no patient’s symptoms
continued.
Among the symptomatic patients, 24 (14.6%) patients had only one
symptom, 33 (20.1%) patients had two symptoms, 29 (17.7%) patients had
three symptoms, 26 (15.9%) patients had four symptoms, 13 (7.9%)
patients had five symptoms, 15 (9.1%) patients had six symptoms, 8
(4.9%) patients had seven symptoms, 3 (1.8%) patients had eight
symptoms, 4 (2.4%) patients had nine symptoms, 1 (0.6%) patient had
ten symptoms, 2 (1.2%) patients had eleven symptoms, 3 (1.8%) )
patients had twelve symptoms, 2 (1.2%) patients had thirteen symptoms,
1 (0.6%) patient had fifteen symptoms. The mean number of symptoms was
4.0±2.8.
One hundred and two (58.3%) of the patients had respiratory symptoms,
69 (39.4%) of the patients had gastrointestinal symptoms, 59 (33.7%)
of the patients had only respiratory symptoms, 26 (14.9%) of the
patients had only gastrointestinal symptoms and 24 (13.7%) of the
patients had only fever.
Six patients had atypical symptoms. Patient 1; 17-year-old male patient
with paralysis of the left leg lasting for 12 days, patient 2;
15-year-old male patient with hoarseness lasting for two weeks, patient
3 and 4; 16-year-old and 12-year-old female patients with backache,
patient 5; 12 year old male patient with conjunctivitis, patient 6;
17-year-old male patient with painful swelling in the eyes lasting
within one week.