Research progress on the burden of respiratory syncytial virus infection in the elderly.
10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20220721-00742
- Author:
Ming Yue JIANG
1
;
Yu Ping DUAN
1
;
Xun Liang TONG
2
;
Song Tao XU
3
;
Wei Zhong YANG
1
;
Lu Zhao FENG
1
Author Information
1. School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
2. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Hospital/National Gerontology Center/Institute of Gerontology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,Beijing 100730, China.
3. National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Child;
Humans;
Aged;
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/epidemiology*;
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
- From:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
2023;57(1):63-69
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (HRSV) is a serious threat to the population health. The elderly are one of the susceptible populations. The prevalence of HRSV in the elderly is generally higher than that in other age groups except children, which has gradually attracted attention in recent years. This paper reviewed the prevalence, common complications and major complications of HRSV in the elderly, briefly expounded the economic burden of HRSV infection, and proposed that attention should be paid to the disease burden of the elderly after HRSV infection, timely treat common complications, so as to reduce the occurrence of adverse survival outcomes and provide scientific evidence for the prevention and control of HRSV infection in the elderly.
