The elderly are more susceptible to pneumonia than younger populations. The prevalence of both disability and comorbid diseases increase with age and are associated with increased risk of pneumonia.
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ONE person has died and at least ten are in hospital after an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s popular Quarter Pounders. The bacteria is commonly found in the gut of people and animals ...
Of this population, those ages 75 and older were at highest risk of severe disease and were the most likely to be hospitalized. The study was a collaboration between the Centers for Disease ...