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==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==
Persons at higher risk for severe influenza disease and complications include the following conditions shown in the table below.
Persons at higher risk for severe influenza disease and complications include the following conditions shown in the table below.
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* Children aged younger than 2 years
* Children aged younger than 2 years
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*Kidney disorders
*Kidney disorders
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*[[Heart disease]], such as:
* Pregnant women
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* Pregnant women
*[[Heart disease]], such as:
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:*Neurologic and neurodevelopment conditions (including disorders of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerve, and muscle such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, stroke, intellectual disability [mental retardation], moderate to severe developmental delay, muscular dystrophy, or spinal cord injury)
:*Neurologic and neurodevelopment conditions (including disorders of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerve, and muscle such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, stroke, intellectual disability [mental retardation], moderate to severe developmental delay, muscular dystrophy, or spinal cord injury)
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* Persons who are morbidly obese (BMI > 40)
* Persons who are morbidly obese (BMI > 40)
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]

Overview

Risk Factors

Persons at higher risk for severe influenza disease and complications include the following conditions shown in the table below.

High Risk for Developing Flu-Related Complications
  • Children aged younger than 2 years
  • Adults aged 65 years and older
  • Blood disorders (such as sickle cell disease)
  • Kidney disorders
  • Pregnant women
  • Liver disorders
  • Metabolic disorders (such as inherited metabolic disorders and mitochondrial disorders)
  • Neurologic and neurodevelopment conditions (including disorders of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerve, and muscle such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, stroke, intellectual disability [mental retardation], moderate to severe developmental delay, muscular dystrophy, or spinal cord injury)
  • Persons aged younger than 19 years who are receiving long-term aspirin therapy
  • Persons with immunosuppression, including that caused by medications, cancer or by HIV infection
  • American Indians/Alaska Natives
  • Residents of nursing homes and other chronic-care facilities.
  • Persons who are morbidly obese (BMI > 40)
Adapted from CDC [1]

References

  1. ↑ "CDC People at High Risk of Developing Flu–Related Complications".

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