Susceptibility

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027428",
  "term": "Susceptibility",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Increased likelihood of an adverse effect, often discussed in terms of relationship to a factor that can be used to describe a human subpopulation (e.g., life stage, demographic feature, or genetic characteristic).\n\n2. Increased likelihood of an adverse effect, often discussed in terms of relationship to a factor that can be used to describe a human subpopulation (e.g., life stage, demographic feature, or genetic characteristic). [Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Glossary][EPA 2003, ATSDR 2004]\n\n3. Degree to which an organism is affected by a pesticide at a particular level of exposure.\n\n4. The extent to which a host is vulnerable to infection by a pathogen, taking into account a host’s intrinsic and/or acquired traits that modify the risk of infection. [ILSI 2000]\n\n5. Increased likelihood of an adverse effect, often discussed in terms of relationship to a factor (e.g., life stage, demographic feature, or genetic characteristic) that can be used to describe a human subpopulation.\n\n6. Differences in risk that result from sensitivity and exposure to contaminants or toxins. For example, the level of exposure that might cause a toxic response can vary from one person to the next depending on factors such as genetic differences, medical conditions and where a person lives.\n\n7. Differences in risk resulting from variation in both toxicity response (sensitivity) and exposure (as a result of sex, lifestage, and behavior).\n\n8. The increased likelihood of an adverse effect. Susceptibility is often discussed in terms of relationship to a factor describing a human population (for example, life stage, demographic feature or genetic trait).",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Glossary; EPA 2003, ATSDR 2004",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "40 CFR 171.2 (CFR 2013)",
    "National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) Glossary",
    "Recommendations for Integrating Environmental Justice into the EPA's Research Enterprise June 30, 2014 A Report of Recommendations of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council A federal advisory committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-02/documents/nejac-research-recommendations-2014.pdf",
    "Children Env Health Terms; Children's Environmental Health Terms",
    "AirToxScreen Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/susceptibility/"
}