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Most Infectious Diseases Diminished with Age

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The age-profiles of most infectious diseases do not conform to the pattern displayed by the profiles of non-communicable diseases. Prominent in the infectious disease profiles are time-, or life-course-, or period-specific events and developments that have a lasting effect on several profiles simultaneously. Subduing infectious diseases directly boosted aging by allowing people to live more years, irrespective of cohort.

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Arora, S. (2015). Most Infectious Diseases Diminished with Age. In: The Transitions of Aging. International Perspectives on Aging, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14403-0_5

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