People under 25 years old are more vulnerable to infect H1N1
Posted on November 1, 2009
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20, U.S. health officials released the study results showed that age less than 25-year-olds is more susceptible to influenza A H1N1 influenza attack, while the chances of the elderly suffering from influenza is very low in comparison.
U.S. health officials to obtain from the domestic 28 states within the last 7 weeks treatment of influenza in patients with information, their research found that the need to be hospitalized influenza patients, aged between 5 years and 18 years of age more than a quarter the number of , more than half of people 25 years of age,
In addition, the United States nearly 7 weeks, 292 cases of influenza appeared deaths, the proportion of people under the age of 25 nearly a quarter of people aged 25 to 49 years of age accounted for one third of the 25-year-old to 64 years old groups account for about 65%.
The United States under the Ministry of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials安妮舒沙特said that, in essence, youth groups remain most vulnerable to influenza infection.
Compared to young group, influenza does not seem to prefer the elderly. The results show that more than 65 years the total number of influenza patients in patients with only 7% of all deaths in older age groups account for only 12%.
Health officials believe that older age groups are not readily susceptible of influenza may be due, they may be infected with several decades ago, a similar virus, and before and after vaccination to obtain a certain degree of immunity.
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