Medical issues of old people Questions

Answers for old people questions

-Why does the immune system weaken?

I think because the body weakens from aging. Everything starts to weaken when around for a long time.

-What percentage of old folks have dementia?

Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia afflict up to 5 million people in the United States and about 26 million people worldwide. By 2050, there could be 13 million cases of Alzheimer's alone among U.S. baby boomers and the aging Generations X and Y, according to the National Institutes of Health.
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23.4 percent CIND to 4.8 percent dementia for people 65 and older NIA
(National Institute on Aging)

-How have medical advances affected the way that old people live?

I think that the medical advances affect the old people's lives by sort of making them less of who they really are. They take different medicines every mourning that change their mind of how they would think without the meds.

-How does aging affect one's perspective of the world and overall mindset?

-Is it possible for an old person to be as fit as a young person?

-What is the most feared thing for old people?

-When won't an old person be resesitated?

-How much money is spent on a person with 2 weeks to live?

-How much money is spent on old folks?

-How long does the average person live?

The average person lives about 77 years.

-What percentage of old people are on anti-depressants? Pills? Viagra?