Who is at higher risk to contract or have complications from swine flu?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Defintion of gh Risk Persons: Persons at increased risk of severe illness from influenza (i.e. Gh-risk persons) include those groups at higher risk for severe illness from seasonal influenza, including: children younger than 5 years old persons aged 65 years or older children and adolescents (younger than 18 years) who are receiving long-term aspirin therapy and who might be at risk for experiencing Reye syndrome after influenza virus infection pregnant women adults and children who have: pulmonary, including asthma cardiovascular hepatic hematological neurologic neuromuscular or metabolic disorders, such as diabetes adults and children who have immunosuppression (including immunosuppression caused by medications or by HIV) and, residents of nursing homes and other chronic-care facilities July 13, 2009 the World Health Organization has added people with morbid obesity to the list of people at higher risk of morbidity and mortality from Novel H1N1. See the related question below, "Is obesity a risk factor for morbidity and mortality with Novel H1N1 - Swine Flu?

Note: Pulmonary = lung, Cardiovascular = heart and vessels, Hepatic = liver, Hematological = blood and blood forming organs, neurologic = nerves and central nervous system including the brain, neuromuscular = the nerves and muscles involved in motor skills, metabolic disorders = diabetes and other endocrine system disorders, immunosuppression = insufficient immune system response Update: It has been determined that those aged 65 and older, who are typically the most at risk of becoming sick and dying of seasonal flu, have a lower risk of contracting and becoming ill with the A-H1N1/09 Virus than members of younger age groups or other high risk groups.

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