[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in older adults: what we may expect regarding pathogenesis, immune responses, and outcomes

J Nikolich-Zugich, KS Knox, CT Rios, B Natt… - Geroscience, 2020 - Springer
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 virus, the causative agent of the coronavirus infectious disease-19
(COVID-19), is taking the globe by storm, approaching 500,000 confirmed cases and over …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 in older adults

A Nanda, NVRK Vura, S Gravenstein - Aging clinical and experimental …, 2020 - Springer
The advent of the SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 pandemic has generated a lot of publications
at a rapid pace. We know that older adults disproportionately suffer the most severe of …

[HTML][HTML] Why does COVID-19 disproportionately affect older people?

AL Mueller, MS McNamara, DA Sinclair - Aging (albany NY), 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The severity and outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) largely depends on a
patient's age. Adults over 65 years of age represent 80% of hospitalizations and have a 23 …

[HTML][HTML] How does SARS-CoV-2 targets the elderly patients? A review on potential mechanisms increasing disease severity

A Smorenberg, EJG Peters, PLA van Daele… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Importance: Among COVID-19 cases, especially the (frail) elderly show a high
number of severe infections, hospital admissions, complications, and death. The highest …

COVID-19 and crosstalk with the hallmarks of aging

S Salimi, JM Hamlyn - The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Within the past several decades, the emergence of new viral diseases with severe health
complications and mortality is evidence of an age-dependent, compromised bodily response …

[HTML][HTML] Geriatric population during the COVID-19 pandemic: problems, considerations, exigencies, and beyond

K Dhama, SK Patel, R Kumar, J Rana… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic wreaked havoc worldwide, with more
than 20 million confirmed cases and nearly 0. 75 million deaths as of 10th August 2020 …

After the COVID-19 pandemic: the next wave of health challenges for older adults

JA Schrack, AA Wanigatunga… - The Journals of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The arrival of COVID-19 in the United States presents an unprecedented modern-day
challenge for the research and medical communities. Much of the medical community is …

COVID‐19 and older adults: what we know

Z Shahid, R Kalayanamitra… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), a novel virus that causes
COVID‐19 infection, has recently emerged and caused a deadly pandemic. Studies have …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and the elderly: insights into pathogenesis and clinical decision-making

F Perrotta, G Corbi, G Mazzeo, M Boccia… - Aging clinical and …, 2020 - Springer
The elderly may represent a specific cluster of high-risk patients for developing COVID-19
with rapidly progressive clinical deterioration. Indeed, in older individuals …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and the elderly: who cares?

F Fischer, L Raiber, C Boscher… - Frontiers in public health, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Reports and discussions about the current situation and state of knowledge, information
about risks and protective behaviors, and predictions of future scenarios related to COVID …