The Intersection of Age and Infections: Understanding the Impacts from Diagnosis to Management

According to the Pew Research Center,1 by the year 2050, there are expected to be 81 million people over the age of 65 living in the United States, more than doubling their numbers from the start of the century. In fact, as a group, older adults are expected to expand faster than the general population, extending their representation to one in every four adults by the year 2060. With aging comes increasing likelihood of acute and chronic comorbid conditions, including infections. Given that over a third of all health care spending in the United States is for people 65 and older, in economic terms alone, this graying of the population is expected to have a significant impact.
Source: Infectious Diseases Clinics of North America - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Preface Source Type: research