title: [Study of a disease outbreak in a home for the aged].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe an epidemic outbreak in an elderly persons' home.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive, longitudinal study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Elderly persons' home in the Riaza Health District, Segovia.
  
  
  METHODS
  90 elderly people resident at this geriatric centre.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Between January 18 and 25, 1995, there was an epidemic outbreak. Some cases had digestive symptoms: diarrhoea and vomiting, but without a temperature. Other cases had respiratory symptoms with temperature, cough, expectoration, breathing difficulty and myalgia. 25 elderly people were affected: 68% suffering the respiratory symptoms; and 32%, the digestive ones. Three people were admitted to hospital and one died. The presence of Rotavirus was found in the faeces of patients with digestive symptoms. The study-period had the highest incidence of flu in this Health District. 20% of the elderly people were not vaccinated for flu.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elderly persons' homes are an environment which favours the spread of germs which can cause epidemic situations.
authors.affiliation: Equipo de Atención Primaria de Riaza y Servicio Territorial de Sanidad y Bienestar Social de Segovia.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gómez de Caso
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Franco Yagüe
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Castillo Izquierdo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruiz Cosin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines
vernacular_title: Estudio de un brote epidémico en una residencia de ancianos.