Selected article for: "case fatality and immune system"

Author: Mark Marcos Alipio; Joseph Dave Mendoza Pregoner
Title: Epidemiological characteristics of an outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the Philippines
  • Document date: 2020_4_16
  • ID: b3r3yyjd_15
    Snippet: The study also reported that most of the confirmed cases and the highest case fatality rates belong to the elderly age groups. This is consistent with the previous studies of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Emergency Response Epidemiology Team in China (2020) 8, 9 . Also consistent was the finding pertaining to male individuals who had seemingly higher cases and fatality rate compared to the female group. The elderly age groups were predicted to .....
    Document: The study also reported that most of the confirmed cases and the highest case fatality rates belong to the elderly age groups. This is consistent with the previous studies of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Emergency Response Epidemiology Team in China (2020) 8, 9 . Also consistent was the finding pertaining to male individuals who had seemingly higher cases and fatality rate compared to the female group. The elderly age groups were predicted to contract the disease as these groups are one of the most vulnerable in terms of acquiring the disease and immunocompromised given their immune system capacity. Hence, special executive orders were released in the local government units in the Philippines prohibiting the elderly population from going outside their houses.

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