Introduction to Epidemiology 6th Edition by Ray M Merrill

Exercise 5

Match the following

___ Predisposing factors ?a. Facilitate manifestation of a disease (e.g., housing)

___ Enabling factors ?b. Associated with definitive onset of disease (e.g., toxin)

___ Precipitating factors? ?c. Increase level of susceptibility in a host (e.g., age)

___ Reinforcing factors ?d. Aggravate presence of disease (e.g., repeated exposure)

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Predisposing factors are those factors that are already present in an organism or a host that makes them resistance to certain pathogens or increase susceptibility to certain diseases. Hence, the correct answer is option.