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Tue Nov 7, 2006 7:33 PM GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The flu kills nearly 8 percent of patients aged 85 and older if the virus makes them ill enough to go to the hospital, according to U.S. government statistics released on Tuesday.
And it kills 3 percent of patients aged 65 to 84 hospitalized with the illness, said the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ.
The report, taken from a database of records on hospital stays, found that more than 21,000 people were hospitalized specifically for influenza in 2004.
In 16,000 more cases, hospital records showed the patients had influenza in addition to another illness for which they were admitted.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says influenza kills 36,000 Americans in an average year and sends 200,000 to the hospital.
"I don't think it is a contradiction," said Anne Elixhauser, a senior research scientist at the AHRQ who led the study. "What we are doing is we are presenting just a component of what the CDC does."
The CDC tracks "influenza-like illnesses" during flu season and bases its estimates on reports from hospitals around the country.
"What we have got is just those hospitalizations that are specifically coded for just influenza," Elixhauser said in a telephone interview.
She said her team's numbers correlated well with CDC reports.
"In 2001 we recorded 19,400 hospital stays for influenza," she said. "The CDC was reporting that was a very mild flu year. But in 2003 we found 86,300 hospital stays, and that was a very severe year."
The U.S. Midwest has the highest rate of flu hospitalization among the elderly, at 11 per 100,000 population. Western states have the lowest rate, at 2.8 per 100,000.
The circulating flu viruses change slightly each year, and between 5 percent and 20 percent of the U.S. population becomes infected each flu season.
The CDC says more than 100 million doses of flu vaccine are available this year and recommends that everyone over 50, pregnant women, young children and people with chronic diseases get vaccinated each year.
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85岁以上的老人患流感病死率很高
Tue Nov 7, 2006 7:33 PM GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The flu kills nearly 8 percent of patients aged 85 and older if the virus makes them ill enough to go to the hospital, according to U.S. government statistics released on Tuesday. And it kills 3 percent of patients aged 65 to 84 hospitalized with the illness, said the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ.
据美国星期二的统计数据显示，85岁以上由流感造成的病死率接近8%。年龄在65至84岁的人群病死率为3%。
The report, taken from a database of records on hospital stays, found that more than 21,000 people were hospitalized specifically for influenza in 2004. In 16,000 more cases, hospital records showed the patients had influenza in addition to another illness for which they were admitted.
该报告源自医院病案室数据库的数据统计，发现在2004年，超过2.1万人因流感住院，医院报告显示，其中有1.6万人被确认因流感并发其他疾病。
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says influenza kills 36,000 Americans in an average year and sends 200,000 to the hospital.。
美国疾控预防中心说流感每年使得36，000个人死亡，200，000个人住院
"In 2001 we recorded 19,400 hospital stays for influenza," she said. "The CDC was reporting that was a very mild flu year. But in 2003 we found 86,300 hospital stays, and that was a very severe year."
2001年流感轻微流行期间有19，400个人因流感住院，但是2003年严重流行期间有86，300个人住院
The U.S. Midwest has the highest rate of flu hospitalization among the elderly, at 11 per 100,000 population. Western states have the lowest rate, at 2.8 per 100,000.
美国中西部的老年人流感住院率最高。达11/10万人。而美国西部最低，达2.8/10万人
The circulating flu viruses change slightly each year, and between 5 percent and 20 percent of the U.S. population becomes infected each flu season.
每年流感病毒轻微的变异，就能导致5％－20％的美国人被感染。
The CDC says more than 100 million doses of flu vaccine are available this year and recommends that everyone over 50, pregnant women, young children and people with chronic diseases get vaccinated each year.
疾控中心说超过100，000，000份流感疫苗可用的每年，他们推荐年龄超过50，孕妇，儿童和慢性疾病患者每年应该接种疫苗
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