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Respiratory infections are one of the leading causes of death in people over 65 years old (Kochanek et al. 2023). A plethora of physiological changes come with aging. Mostly, structural changes in the lungs decrease the ability to cope with infectious pathogens, thus leading to a higher rate of death. This trend has been highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic in the past few years, where elderly people underwent greater mortality and morbidity rates compared to youngsters (Goldstein and Lee 2020).

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Imaging of Infectious Lung Diseases

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年

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  • Pietro Costantini,
  • Eleonora Ostillio,
  • Alessandro Stecco,
  • Alessandro Carriero

摘要

Respiratory infections are one of the leading causes of death in people over 65 years old (Kochanek et al. 2023). A plethora of physiological changes come with aging. Mostly, structural changes in the lungs decrease the ability to cope with infectious pathogens, thus leading to a higher rate of death. This trend has been highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic in the past few years, where elderly people underwent greater mortality and morbidity rates compared to youngsters (Goldstein and Lee 2020).