External Pathogenic Factors

wài xié · Pathogenic Factors

External pathogenic factors are disease-causing influences that invade the body from the outside, chiefly the six climatic evils of Wind, Cold, Summer-Heat, Dampness, Dryness, and Fire. They typically first attack the exterior, producing acute conditions with signs such as chills, fever, and an aversion to the causative climate.

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