Analysis on prevention and control of some infectious diseases in the elderly aged 60 years and above in China and countermeasure recommendation
10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200812-01063
- VernacularTitle:我国60岁及以上老年人部分传染病防控形势与对策建议分析
- Author:
Ying CHENG
1
;
Juan LI
;
Zhibin PENG
;
Muli ZHANG
;
Ying QIN
;
Xiaokun YANG
;
Zhili LI
;
Hongting ZHAO
;
Chengxi SUN
;
Jixiang MA
;
Xin GAO
;
Zhijie AN
;
Dapeng YIN
;
Zhongjie LI
Author Information
1. 中国疾病预防控制中心传染病管理处，北京 102206
- Keywords:
Influenza;
Pneumococcus;
Herpes zoster;
COVID-19;
The elderly
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2021;42(1):28-32
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
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.
