As we age, the immune function of the elderly gradually declines, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases , respiratory diseases, etc. are often present, so the risk of infectious diseases increases significantly. Once an elderly person becomes infected, the condition is often serious, which seriously affects the quality of life of the elderly.
protects their own health, and the elderly should take the initiative to "attack" and actively prevent. Influenza , Pneumococcal pneumonia , shingles and other infectious diseases are very common in the elderly. They are all acute infectious diseases that will bring adverse outcomes. The elderly should actively prevent them. Influenza vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine and shingles vaccine are the most effective means to prevent these three diseases.
influenza vaccine
influenza is not the same as the common cold. Although it has certain self-limiting, severe influenza occurs in the elderly, children and pregnant women. The harm of influenza in the elderly is mainly reflected in:
◈ The risk of severe or critical influenza is high. The elderly, especially those with chronic lung disease, have low immunity and are likely to experience severe influenza characterized by high fever, severe cough, dyspnea, and even critical influenza, endangering the patient's life.
◈ lung infection is prone to occur. Elderly people are more likely to develop pneumonia and secondary pulmonary infection after suffering from influenza, which leads to patients requiring hospitalization or prolonging hospital stay.
◈ Aggravates underlying diseases. Most elderly people have chronic underlying diseases, such as chronic respiratory diseases, chronic cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, etc. After suffering from influenza, they can easily cause the aggravation of chronic diseases, and even acute respiratory failure, acute heart failure, etc., endangering the patient's life.
◈ The emergence of various complications. The elderly have low functions in various systems and are prone to various complications after influenza infection, such as respiratory failure , electrolyte disorder , acute cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, etc., endanger the lives of patients.
There are many ways to prevent influenza, but Influenza vaccine is the recognized most effective measure for preventing influenza . The Chinese government, the World Health Organization, and other official agencies of various countries, , all regard the elderly as priority groups for influenza vaccination.
influenza vaccine is safe and effective. Influenza vaccination in the elderly can effectively reduce the occurrence of influenza infections and related complications, and reduce influenza-related hospitalizations and deaths.
pneumococcal vaccine
pneumoniae infection mainly causes lobular pneumonia, manifested as sudden high fever, chills, severe pain in pleura , cough rust sputum . Some patients may experience bacteremia during the hyperthermia period. Streptococcus pneumoniae can also invade other parts of the body, causing secondary pleuritis, otitis media , mastoiditis , endocarditis and suppurative meningitis , etc.
htmlThe elderly over 165 years old and people with underlying diseases are one of the common people with Streptococcus pneumoniae infection. Invasive diseases such as meningitis and sepsis caused are important causes of death in these populations.
prevents pneumococcal diseases, and prevention is better than treatment. Vaccination with the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine is the most economical and effective means to prevent pneumococcal diseases in the elderly.After vaccination with pneumococcal vaccine, the incidence of respiratory diseases in the elderly has significantly decreased. Patients with chronic diseases have reduced the acute attack rate of COPD, reduced the respiratory infection rate of diabetes patients, etc. Generally, protective antibodies can be produced 15 days after vaccination, and the protection period for one injection lasts for at least 5 years.
shingles vaccine
shingles is a common infectious disease caused by the re-excitation of the varicella-shing virus that is latent in the posterior root ganglion of the spinal cord or intracranial nerves after the initial infection. The incidence rate increases significantly with age, and is one of the infectious diseases that middle-aged and elderly people over 50 years old are prone to.
shingles usually occur in the lumbar sacral area and face. Before the rash occurs, non-specific symptoms such as fever, headache, myalgia will appear. A rash appears after a few days. The rash is usually located on one side of the body, distributed in a band shape, accompanied by pain. The pain has various properties and can be caused by "cutting, cutting, needle-punching, and burning pain. The acute phase is very severe. Research reports that the pain is greater than that of labor pain and cancer pain, which seriously affects the patient's daily life and work. Some patients have postpartum neuralgia, which can last for several months or more.
prevents the occurrence of shingles. First, it is necessary to improve immunity. Second, is a very important measure for middle-aged and elderly people to get shingles vaccine. Because as we grow older, the chance of herpes zoster and herpes zoster is getting higher and higher. People over 50 years old have gradually decayed their cellular immune function, and their incidence is even more significant. Active vaccination can reduce this risk.
Please actively get vaccinated
Effectively prevent diseases
Escort a healthy and happy life!
Source: First Vaccine and Immunization
