Many of the old age diseases can be prevented by proper care and awareness. Introduction. Liver and Kidney Disease 5. THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF OLD AGE This is the fourth and final of a group of newsletters which deal with the four ages of humankind. : CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN OLD AGE HOMES Also in common with the Chennai study was a high number of hypertensive respondents at 56.9% (Rani, et al. Heart disease is also a major cause of disability, limiting the activity … 2012). The first was dedicated to children, the second to adolescents, the third to adult age and this final one will focus on old age, i.e. 72 TASKIN, ET AL. It is estimated that 20% of people in Europe will be over 65 years of age in the year 2000. Chronic diseases, frequently classified as a major component of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), usually affects the middle or old age individuals after prolong exposure to an unhealthy lifestyle relating mainly to economic transition, rapid urbanization and 21st-century lifestyles: tobacco use, harmful consumption of alcohol, unhealthy fast above 65 years old. O ld age or eld erly cons ists of ag es nearly a s urpassing the averag e lifespan of i ndividual We are an aging population. l Noncommunicable diseases are becoming a growing burden. (B) Dementia prevalence in EU countries in 2006 (source: Alzheimer Europe, 2009). (A) Cardiovascular disease incidence in England in 2006 (source: British Heart Foundation ‘Coronary heart disease statistics’ 2010). Heart Disease. The proportion of the population over 80 years, the so-called “old old”, is increasing most rapidly. Disease or total death rates for the most common diseases of old age. 2. illness from infectious and parasitic diseases to noncommunicable diseases and chronic conditions. People age 65 and older are much more likely than younger people to suffer a heart attack, to have a stroke, or to develop coronary heart disease (commonly called heart disease) and heart failure. l The number of oldest old is rising. HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Life expectancy at all ages is also increasing. In early nonindustrial societies, the risk of death was high at every age, and only a small proportion of people reached old age. We all age, our brains age, but only some of us develop neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease (PD). Keywords: Chronic Diseases, Old Age Person, Socio Economic Problems, Staying Arrangements. Some peole are not even aware of these diseases related to age. Old people have often smoked, and many have a history of cardiovascular disease. This disease was found to be highest among the group of seventy and less ages, male, non-poor, and literate. In modern societies, most people live past middle age, and deaths are highly concentrated at older ages. People age 85 and over are now the fastest growing portion of many national populations. Chronic noncommunicable diseases are now the major cause of death among older people in both more developed and less developed countries. In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 21 percent of AIDS cases occurred in seniors over the age of 50 in the United States, and 37 percent of deaths that same year were people over the age of 55. According to the CDC, heart disease remains the leading killer of adults over age 65, accounting for 489,722 deaths in 2014. 10. Let us have a glimpse on the diseases that weakens a old person further. These diseases can be prevented by proper diet, exercising daily and drinking lots of water daily.