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Why are older adults described as more susceptible hosts?
- A.Older adults touch more surfaces than younger people do
- B.Older adults are not allowed to wash their own hands
- C.Aging and illness can weaken the body's defenses against infection
- D.Germs only grow on the skin of people over age sixty
Correct answer
C. Aging and illness can weaken the body's defenses against infection
Why
A susceptible host is someone whose defenses are lowered, which is common with aging, chronic illness, and poor nutrition. It is not about touch frequency or age alone, and germs grow on people of any age.
Content outline: Basic Nursing Skills - Infection Control: Chain of Infection · From the Basic Nursing Skills practice bank (BN-094).