VAKSINASI LANSIA UPAYA PREVENTIF MENINGKATKAN IMUNITAS AKIBAT PROSES PENUAAN
Abstract: Advancement in
health sciences and technologies gives positive impact to improve life
expectancy, but the other hand it can increases elderly population with all
consequences. Old age is associated with high morbidity and mortality due to
their susceptibility to suffer several diseases caused by lacking immunity,
especially infectious diseases. Moreover, the occurrence of multiple
morbidities, such as heart disease and vulnerability to stress, are the main
confounding factors that may impact to immune functions of elderly. Aging
affects both cellular and humoral responses of the innate and adaptive immune
systems and causes decreasing the number of immune cells, their viability,
functional capacity and their responses against pathogens that entering the
body. Strategies for preventing these diseases would have a clear impact on
improving healthy aging. Thus, vaccination strategies for elderly population
are needed. Vaccines should be developed to take into consideration the
peculiar age-induced variations of immune responsiveness
Penulis: Nurlaili Susanti
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd141086
