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Lacking a fully effective immune system. The
term is most often used in connection with
infections such as AIDS where the virus
interferes with the immune response (see
immunity). Other factors that can impair the
immune response are pregnancy, diabetes, old
age, malnutrition and extreme stress, making
someone susceptible to infections by
microorganisms (such as listeria) that do not
affect normal, healthy people. Some people
are immunodeficient, others could be on
immuno suppressive drugs.