disease prevention
Halting sickness spread
Disease prevention is the practice of avoiding illness before it occurs, rather than treating it afterward.
Prevention ranges from individual actions like vaccination and handwashing to public health measures like water treatment and food safety regulations.
Spending on disease prevention saves more than treating conditions after they develop.
The field distinguishes primary prevention (stopping disease from starting), secondary prevention (early detection), and tertiary prevention (managing existing conditions to prevent complications).
Disease prevention injection
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- shotsSmall poured drinks
jab · herd immunity · immunogen · antigen · adjuvant · serum · antibodies · immunoglobulin
Cleaning palms with soap
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
sanitizer · antiseptic · cleanliness · germicide · decontamination · pasteurization · asepsis · antibacterial
Bodily use of food
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- fitnessGood physical shape
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
- stress managementHandling psychological tension
diet · weight management · smoking cessation · physical activity · healthy eating · hydration · checkups · wellness
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- health educationInstruction in preventive care
- health promotionEncouraging healthier behaviors systematically
- community healthGroup wellness infrastructure
infection control · policy · legislation · healthcare access · health campaigns · awareness · outreach · contact tracing
vaccine
Disease prevention injection
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
shots · jab · herd immunity · immunogen · antigen · adjuvant · serum · antibodies · immunoglobulin · MMR
handwashing
Cleaning palms with soap
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
soap · sanitizer · antiseptic · cleanliness · germicide · decontamination · pasteurization · asepsis · antibacterial · food safety
nutrition
Bodily use of food
stress management · diet · weight management · smoking cessation · physical activity · healthy eating · hydration · checkups · wellness · self-care
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- health educationInstruction in preventive care
- health promotionEncouraging healthier behaviors systematically
community health · infection control · policy · legislation · healthcare access · health campaigns · awareness · outreach · contact tracing · isolation
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
endemic · transmission · incidence · prevalence · contagion · vector · reservoir · zoonosis · morbidity · mortality
- public healthimmunization, health education, epidemiology, community health, health policy
- livestock sciencecattle breeding, livestock feed, dairy cattle, beef cattle, cattle ranching
- biosecurityquarantine measures, pest management, containment measures, biosafety, fumigation
- hygienehygiene, handwashing, toothbrush, hand washing, sanitizer
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- animal carepet care, pet ownership, animal health, pet wellness, veterinary care
disease preventioncure
Treatment that heals
medical treatment · therapy · remediation · disease management · palliative care
disease preventiondisease causation
How illnesses originate
disease transmission · disease spread · contagion · infection · contamination
disease preventionbiological warfare
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