Health Management for Older Adults III - Fever and Infection in the Elderly -- Special Problems

< i > Fever and Infection in the Elderly -- Special Problems

These infections in the elderly occur more frequently in part because mechanical barriers such as skin and mucosa undergo structural and functional decline with age.

Age-related chronic diseases may compromise host defenses, and immune dysregulation and immunodeficiency may predispose to infections such as herpes zoster, tuberculosis and influenza.