What Is Gastroenteritis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
7. Risk Factors
Nobody is safe from gastroenteritis, including the fit and healthy. If you fall under a certain category, however, then you are more likely to catch it than other people are. The young are at risk because they have not yet developed sufficient immunity, while the old are also at higher risk if their immune systems have weakened.
People that tend to stay close to other people in groups are also more likely to catch the disease. This includes people that attend church and other events, and school children. Another risk factor is people that have a weakened immune system, such as those with AIDS, or people that are using certain types of medication.
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