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The epidemiology of hantavirus correlates with the trends of the English sweating sickness. Hantavirus infections generally do not strike infants, children, or the elderly, and mostly affect middle-aged adults. In contrast to most epidemics of the medieval ages, the English sweating sickness also predominantly affected the middle-aged.
In adults, the normal range of oral temperatures in healthy individuals is 35.7–37.7 °C (96.3–99.9 °F) among men and 33.2–38.1 °C (91.8–100.6 °F) among women, while when taken rectally it is 36.7–37.5 °C (98.1–99.5 °F) among men and 36.8–37.1 °C (98.2–98.8 °F) among women, and for ear measurement it is 35.5–37.5 °C ...
Klinefelter syndrome is not an inherited condition. The extra X chromosome comes from the mother in approximately 50% of the cases. Maternal age is the only known risk factor. Women at 40 years have a four-times-higher risk of a child with Klinefelter syndrome than women aged 24 years. [14] [34] [35]
[27] [4] It affects about 6% of people 65 years and older, [16] and women more often than men. [28] The disease is named after German psychiatrist and pathologist Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906. [29] Alzheimer's financial burden on society is large, with an estimated global annual cost of US$1 trillion. [14]
It is estimated that at least 80% of older Americans are currently living with some form of a chronic condition, with 50% of this population having two or more chronic conditions. [39] The two most common chronic conditions in the elderly are high blood pressure and arthritis, with diabetes, coronary heart disease, and cancer also being ...
Those who quit smoking gain an average of 4.4 kilograms (9.7 lb) for men and 5.0 kilograms (11.0 lb) for women over ten years. [156] However, changing rates of smoking have had little effect on the overall rates of obesity.
An elderly woman receiving a COVID-19 vaccination in Slovakia A COVID-19 vaccine is intended to provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 November 2024. "Iowa City" redirects here. For the community formerly called Iowa City in California, see Iowa Hill, California. City in Iowa, United States Iowa City, Iowa City Downtown Iowa City, June 2021 Nickname: Athens of Iowa Location within Johnson County and Iowa Iowa City Location within Iowa ...