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What may make a host more or less susceptible to an infectious disease?
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What may make a host more or less susceptible to an infectious
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Susceptibility of a host depends on genetic or constitutional factors, specific immunity, and nonspecific factors that affect an individuals ability to resist infection or to limit pathogenicity.
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