Are People Of A Particular Age Vulnerable To Coronavirus Disease?
COVID-19Common questionAre people of a particular age vulnerable to coronavirus disease?People of all ages can be infected by the COVID-19 virus.Older people and younger people can be infected by the COVID-19 virus. Older people, and people with pre-existing medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and heart disease appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the virus.
Are kids more or less likely than adults to spread COVID-19?
Most children who become infected with the COVID-19 virus have no symptoms, or they have milder symptoms such as low-grade fever, fatigue, and cough. Early studies suggested that children do not contribute much to the spread of coronavirus.But more recent studies raise concerns that children could be capable of spreading the infection.
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Do healthy adults under age 65 need to worry about COVID-19?
Yes, they do. Although the risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19 increases steadily with age, younger people can get sick enough from the disease to require hospitalization. And certain underlying medical conditions may increase the risk of serious COVID-19 for individuals of any age.
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Does age increase the risk for serious illness from COVID-19?
Your chances of getting seriously sick with COVID-19 go up with your age. Someone who's in their 50s is at higher risk than someone in their 40s, and so on. The highest risk is in people 85 and older.
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Who is most vulnerable to get severely ill from COVID-19?
The risk increases for people in their 50s and increases in 60s, 70s, and 80s. People 85 and older are the most likely to get very sick.Other factors can also make you more likely to get severely ill with COVID-19, such as having certain underlying medical conditions.
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