Factors Flashcards

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  1. Age
  2. Hereditary
  3. Cultural practice
  4. nutrition
  5. Stress
  6. Rest, exercise and personal habit
  7. environmental
    8.Medication and medical therapy
  8. Inadequate defenses
  9. immunization history
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2
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young infants & older adults are at greater risk of infection because of reduced defense mechanisms

A

age

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3
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some people have a genetic predisposition or susceptibility to some infectious diseases

A

hereditary

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4
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healthcare beliefs and practices, as well as nutritional and hygiene practices, can influence a person’s susceptibility to infectious diseases

A

cultural practice

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5
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inadequate nutrition can make a person more susceptible to infectious diseases

A

nutrition

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6
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emotional, affect the body’s ability to protect against invading pathogens

A

stress

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7
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altered rest and exercise patterns decrease the body’s protective, mechanisms and may cause physical stress to the body resulting in an increased risk of infection

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REST, EXERCISE & PERSONAL HABIT

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8
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exposes individuals to an increased number of toxins or pathogens also increases the risk of infection

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environmental

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9
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any physiological abnormality or lifestyle habit
can influence normal defense mechanisms in the body, making the client more susceptible to infection

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inadequate defenses

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10
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inadequately immunized people have an increased risk of infection specifically for those diseases for which vaccines have been developed

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immunization history

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11
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examples of therapies and medications that increase
clients risk for infection includes radiation treatment, anti-neo-plastic drugs, anti inflammatory drugs and surgery

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MEDICATION AND MEDICAL THERAPHY

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