Question

Which of the following factors can influence the

likelihood of contracting a disease? Check all that
apply.
gender
D ethnicity
age
0 diet
lifestyle choices
environment
DONE

Answer 1

Answer: Gender,diet,age, life choices and environment.

Step-by-step explanation:

Poor or bad diet can influence the likelihood of contracting disease. A good diet supplies the body with the necessary nutrients needed for growth and help fight diseases. Poor diet can allow disease to be contracted easily.

Environmental factors like unsafe water, pollution, poor hygiene, unsafe food and poor living conditions can lead to spread or some contracting disease because most of these carries pathogens that cause disease.

Gender factor influence contacting disease. Women have a high risk factor of contacting some diseases like cancer e.t.c because of their hormonal differences and make up.

Age is a factor. As one get older, their body defence mechanisms become weaker and make they prone to some certain diseases. Some diseases are easily contacted by elderly people.

Life choices. Some habits like smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol can lead to contracting some diseases.

Answer 2

Age, Diet, Lifestyle choices, Environment

Step-by-step explanation:

Age: as the body increases in age, the immune system drops gradually. Hence, the likelihood of contracting a disease.

Diet: The type of food taken and the amount of food taken in excess or below required amount may lead to the shortage/excess of some types of nutrients in the body. These may lead disease as a result of malnutrition.

Lifestyle Choices: Some habits can result in the likelihood of contracting a disease. For example, Cigarette smoking can affect the lungs.

Environment: A dirty or clean environment may influence the likelihood of contracting a disease.