Factors Flashcards
- Age
- Hereditary
- Cultural practice
- nutrition
- Stress
- Rest, exercise and personal habit
- environmental
8.Medication and medical therapy - Inadequate defenses
- immunization history
young infants & older adults are at greater risk of infection because of reduced defense mechanisms
age
some people have a genetic predisposition or susceptibility to some infectious diseases
hereditary
healthcare beliefs and practices, as well as nutritional and hygiene practices, can influence a person’s susceptibility to infectious diseases
cultural practice
inadequate nutrition can make a person more susceptible to infectious diseases
nutrition
emotional, affect the body’s ability to protect against invading pathogens
stress
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
REST, EXERCISE & PERSONAL HABIT
exposes individuals to an increased number of toxins or pathogens also increases the risk of infection
environmental
any physiological abnormality or lifestyle habit
can influence normal defense mechanisms in the body, making the client more susceptible to infection
inadequate defenses
inadequately immunized people have an increased risk of infection specifically for those diseases for which vaccines have been developed
immunization history
examples of therapies and medications that increase
clients risk for infection includes radiation treatment, anti-neo-plastic drugs, anti inflammatory drugs and surgery
MEDICATION AND MEDICAL THERAPHY