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Diagnosis Covid-Influenza Elderly
Diagnosis Covid-Influenza Elderly
Diagnosis Covid-Influenza Elderly
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
02 AND DIAGNOSIS of COVID-19
IN ELDERLY
INFLUENZA IN ELDERLY: A
03 REVIEW
CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS
04 COVID-19 AND INFLUENZA:
WHAT ARE IN COMMON?
Pathogenesis of COVID-19
Incubation Period
Within 14 days most cases occurring
following
exposures approximately four to five days
after exposure
81% 14% 5%
Overall
7% Case Fatality Rate
Severe illness
14%
Case Fatality Rate (%) Mortality rate according to age and sex
70
60
60
50
50
Mortality (%)
40
40
30
30
20
20
10 10
0 0
0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 >90
Overall Age >80 Age 70-80 Critical case
Male 0 0 7.1 4.6 8.2 12.2 18.7 35.8 60.6 63.6
Case Fatality Rate Female 0 0 1.8 2.5 2.5 6.9 12 27.4 48.1 46.4
Clinical Manifestations
Fever and Respiratory Symptoms
Fatigue
Young and Middle-Age
Elderly
Fever
0 20 40 60 80 100
Atypical Covid-19 presentations
in older people
• Older people may not present with typical symptoms and it is apparent in
the case with Covid-19. Older people have also been recognised has
having a greater risk of infection and death from Covid-19.
Source:
FluView Interactive
Clinical manifestation of influenza in elderly