[Analysis on prevention and control of some infectious diseases in the elderly aged 60 years and above in China and countermeasure recommendation].
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
; 42(1): 28-32, 2021 Jan 10.
Article
in Chinese
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1050654
ABSTRACT
As the progress of population aging in China, the proportion of elderly population is increasing. Both chronic diseases and infectious diseases can threaten the health of the elderly. There are many kinds of infectious diseases, including vaccine preventable infectious diseases affecting the health of adults, such as influenza, pneumococcal diseases and herpes zoster. In addition, the newly emerged COVID-19 has caused a pandemic in the world, resulting the highest proportion of deaths occurred in the elderly and posing a serious threat to the health of the elderly. This paper mainly summarizes the prevention and control of vaccine preventable diseases and COVID-19 to which the elderly are susceptible, analyzes the infectious disease problems affecting the health of elderly population, and recommends countermeasures for the prevention and control of these diseases in elderly population.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communicable Diseases
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cma.j.cn112338-20200812-01063
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