Question

Epidemiology - Public Health

Host factors in the causation of disease include: A. temperature and humidity B. chemicals in the air, water, or food C. genetic factors D. altitude

Answer 1

Epidemiological triad has 3 factors and Those are Host factors, agent, environmental factors..

Agent factors include Virulence, infectivity of pathogen, etc.

Environmental factors include humidity, temperature, biotic environment, chemicals in air and water, etc.

Host factors involve host resistance, age, genetic susceptibility, nutritional status, etc.

so from the above options genetic factors are included in host factors...

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answered by: anonymous