elderly people are more susceptible to illness, generally having a lower immune system. making food safety (as far as preparation and cooking) extremely important. young children and infants, and those with with a autoimmune disease such as Diabetes are also at a greater risk of illness- making proper use of food safety guidelines very important.
People at highest risk of food poisoning are the very young, the elderly, and those with reduced immune systems.
Mental confusion, poor eyesight, and the use of multiple drugs are the leading reasons why this group has a high rate of accidental poisoning.
The elderly are the second most likely group to be poisoned.
Group B strep (GBS) most often affects pregnant women, infants, the elderly, and chronically ill adults.
The elderly have a less effective mucociliary escalator, as well as changes in their immune system. This causes this age group to be more at risk for the development of pneumonia
The word "elderly" is considered singular when used to describe a collective group of older individuals. For example, "the elderly population" treats the group as a singular entity.
Elderly
There is no set age group. People can play from when they can start talking to when they are elderly!
The elderly
Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is a nervous system disease caused by eating cooked or raw shellfish that contain environmental toxins. These toxins are produced by a group of algae (dinoflagellates).
Insecticide poisoning is exposure to a group of chemicals designed to eradicate insects that cause affected persons to develop clinical signs that can progress to death.
A group home provides shelter to a small group of unrelated people who need some care, supervision, or any other support such as the elderly.
The Elderly 70+ age range.
People learn particular discriminatory behaviors by the actions and statements of elderly members of their communities. The first people who discriminated against a second group usually did so because of political or ideological animus with a group of people with that religious, ethnic, racial, etc. condition.