Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation of COVID-19 in Older Adults.
Infect Dis Clin North Am
; 37(1): 1-26, 2023 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2247963
ABSTRACT
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection remains asymptomatic in 33% to 90% of older adults depending on their immune status from prior infection, vaccination, and circulating strain. Older adults symptomatic with SARS-CoV-2 often both present atypically, such as with a blunted fever response, and develop more severe disease. Early and late reports showed that older adults have increased severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with higher case fatality rates and higher intensive care needs compared with younger adults. Infection and vaccine-induced antibody response and long-term effects of COVID-19 also differ in older adults.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
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Vaccines
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Infect Dis Clin North Am
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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