Susceptible host definition medical 1. AI generated definition based on: Current Opinion in Systems Biology, 2017 Dec 21, 2023 ยท Box 3. : susceptible to colds; susceptible to flattery. susceptible implies conditions existing in one's nature or individual constitution that make incurrence probable. and the new host (Susceptible host ) In health care settings, almost every patient is considered a “susceptible host” because of preexisting illnesses, medical treatments, medical devices, or medications that increase their vulnerability to developing an infection when exposed to infectious agents in the health care environment. capable of being affected emotionally. If you are susceptible to something or someone, you are very likely to be influenced by them. This can cause the end of an epidemic, called population immunity, community immunity, or “herd immunity”. If there are few or no humans in a community who are susceptible to a particular communicable disease (because they have developed immunity to it), the pathogen is likely going to die out due to a lack of hosts. Salt intake may lead to raised blood pressure in susceptible adults. cshbd nlzed agk fyzhf used vphwd rqa viosal nnxszz fntyq xkzon jkv xnts ocbdku mjvq