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Precipitating factors

Precipitating Factor Definition Precipitating factors are factors that initiate or promote the onset of any illness,... Read More

Perpetuating factors

Definition noun Factors or conditions that maintain the disabling symptoms in an individual. Supplement The presence of a... Read More

Predisposing factors

All organisms can be born with or develop a disease at any point in their lifetime. When someone is born with a disease, it... Read More

Protective factors

Definition noun Factors or traits of an individual that serve as strengths or assets that can be accessed to promote a... Read More

Reservoir host

Reservoir Host Definition A reservoir host is a host that harbors the pathogen and serves as a source of the infective... Read More