susceptible population

In addition, the differences between individuals due to genetics or other factors mean that the hazard may be higher for particular groups, called susceptible populations.

The spongiform encephalopathies varied widely in their impact on susceptible populations.

Much attention has focused on the potential consequences of copper toxicity in normal and potentially susceptible populations.

Assuming a completely susceptible population, that means that the basic reproduction number (R) of the infection must equal 1.

Effects on climate-sensitive diseases - Expected changes in the climate will likely increase the spread of food- and water-borne pathogens among susceptible populations.

Several food and water-borne diseases are likely to be transmitted among susceptible populations, although climate will seldom be the only factor.

After primary infection, Leishmania remain viable in healthy persons for long periods, leading to a susceptible population if immunosuppression occurs.

As prevalence decreases, however, the incentive, and thus demand, will slacken and allow the susceptible population to increase until the disease can reinvade.

"Available laboratory data are too limited to adequately quantify possible risks of ventricular fibrillation or seizures, particularly in susceptible populations."

Alternatively, climate change and overfishing may have forced aquatic species that naturally harbour the viruses into new areas, exposing immunologically susceptible populations.

Because of its similarity to nicotine, the internal use of lobelia may be dangerous to susceptible populations, including children, pregnant women, and individuals with cardiac disease.

One method of reducing resistance is the creation of non-Bt crop refuges to allow some nonresistant insects to survive and maintain a susceptible population.

Important considerations in working with these strains are the number of years since an antigenically related virus last circulated and the potential for presence of a susceptible population.

For more detail on Susceptible Populations, exit to the toxicological review, Section 4.10 (PDF).

Ozone can cause adverse effects such as damage to lung tissue and reduction in lung function mostly in susceptible populations (children, elderly, asthmatics).

Benign nephrosclerosis alone hardly ever causes severe damage to the kidney, except in susceptible populations, such as African Americans, where it may lead to uremia and death.

Some UK television broadcasters and studios now screen content through the "Harding Test", an objective standard of assessment of potential to trigger seizures in the susceptible population.

Also noteworthy, the increasing migration worldwide may also play a role in spreading Trench Fever, from areas where it is endemic to susceptible populations in urban areas.

The latest draft says that health officials learned "a cardinal lesson from this experience: a new viral subtype introduced into a susceptible population need not necessarily be followed by pandemic spread."

Removing the equation representing the recovered population from the SIR model and adding those removed from the infected population into the susceptible population gives the following differential equations:

These cases highlight the ongoing risk of measles importations, the risk of spread in susceptible populations, and the need for a prompt and appropriate public health response to measles cases.

If behavior is exogenous or if behavioral responses are assumed to be inelastic with respect to disease prevalence, the per capita risk of infection in the susceptible population increases as prevalence increases.

Another report release by the state affiliate found that power plants fueled by coal in the state release large amounts of pollution that contribute to unhealthy smog and put susceptible populations at risk.

The apparent increase in incidence may reflect an actual increase and/or more accurate diagnostic pathology tools, improved clinical awareness of MCC, an aging population, increased sun exposure in susceptible populations, and improved registry tools.

Because populations are increasingly mobile, and more able to attend large gatherings, the risk for outbreaks of influenza and other infectious diseases among a susceptible population has increased, and a substantial responsibility is placed on health services if outbreaks occur.