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Case Studies | Medicine | Indonesia | Volume 9 Issue 8, August 2020 | Rating: 6.2 / 10
COVID-19 in Elderly Patient: A Case Report
Abstract: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute infectious respiratory disease which is a novel coronavirus as a causative agent. The diseases emerged in Wuhan, China since December 2019 and spread worldwide rapidly. COVID-19 in elderly patients are more potential to progress into severe type, it is very important to protect elderly people from infection. Therefore, all of the doctors in health care must be aware and give more attention to dealing with elderly COVID-19 patients.
Keywords: COVID-19, elderly patient, potentially severe
Edition: Volume 9 Issue 8, August 2020,
Pages: 82 - 85