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Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
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That virus can be released in a person’s stool — an especially worrisome risk factor for an area in which sanitation has plummeted in recent months.
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 July 2024
Weight stigma is also a risk factor in the development of eating disorders.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 22 July 2024
Long Flu Is a Health Risk, Too Age may be an important risk factor for cognitive issues, but younger people shouldn’t feel immune from COVID-19’s effects, either.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 19 July 2024
Long covid has become less common as hospitalizations decline, but research shows severe disease is a primary risk factor.
—Lizette Ortega, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 July 2024
Weight stigma is also a risk factor in the development of eating disorders.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 22 July 2024
Long Flu Is a Health Risk, Too Age may be an important risk factor for cognitive issues, but younger people shouldn’t feel immune from COVID-19’s effects, either.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 19 July 2024
Long covid has become less common as hospitalizations decline, but research shows severe disease is a primary risk factor.
—Lizette Ortega, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
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“Risk factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk%20factor. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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