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Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
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Fever during pregnancy – especially high-grade fevers – can affect the fetus’ brain development, and some studies have identified the fever itself as a risk factor for neurodevelopment disorders such as autism.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Based on these findings, chronic insomnia could be a potentially modifiable risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia, according to Carvalho.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
However, the risk factor is undoubtedly high.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
College attendance is considered its own risk factor for infection, and many states—including Florida—require the meningococcal vaccine for students living on campus.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Based on these findings, chronic insomnia could be a potentially modifiable risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia, according to Carvalho.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
However, the risk factor is undoubtedly high.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
College attendance is considered its own risk factor for infection, and many states—including Florida—require the meningococcal vaccine for students living on campus.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Risk factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk%20factor. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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