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Excess mortality due to COVID-19 in Germany
SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted by droplets and likely aerosols. The median incubation period is about 5-6 days (range 1-14 days)1 and the median age at confirmed infection in Germany is 49 years. Typical symptoms include fever, cough, anosmia, ageusia, and pneumonia. The mortality rate of COVID-19 is higher among elderly and among ethnicities other than Caucasians. Furthermore, a markedly higher mortality rate has been observed for several comorbidities including obesity class II (BMI 35 •0-39•9 kg/m2) and III (BMI 40•0+ kg/m2), uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, malignancies in the previous year, severely reduced glomerular...
Source: Journal of Infection - September 17, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Andreas Stang, Fabian Standl, Bernd Kowall, Bastian Brune, Juliane B öttcher, Marcus Brinkmann, Ulf Dittmer, Karl-Heinz Jöckel Source Type: research

Development of a new screening instrument for screening of dysphagia in geriatric patients: the dysphagia screening tool geriatrics.
CONCLUSION: The new screening tool is especially aimed at geriatric patients. It has advantages compared to previously recommended screening tests. Initial experiences with the instrument show good practicability and acceptance in geriatric teams. Further studies have to test the validity of the instrument. PMID: 32123997 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie - March 1, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jäger M, Thiem U, Stege H Tags: Z Gerontol Geriatr Source Type: research