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Why would you expect immunocompromised individuals to have a higher incidence of infection?
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Yes: There are many diseases which can compromise your immune system. Most of these diseases pre-dispose individuals to certain types of infection (which kind depends on the type of immune deficiency).
Answered 8/12/2012
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