infection prevention
Blocking disease spread
Infection prevention refers to practices and measures designed to stop the spread of infectious diseases.
In healthcare settings, this includes hand hygiene, sterilization of equipment, isolation protocols, and protective gear: The hospital's infection prevention team conducted regular audits of handwashing compliance.
The term extends beyond medicine to any systematic effort to reduce disease transmission.
- handwashingCleaning palms with soap
- wash your handsRemove germs with soap
- clean handsFreedom from wrongdoing
- hand sanitizerWaterless palm cleanser
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
sterile field · quarantine · disinfection · wound care · vaccination · food safety · public health campaigns · contact tracing · outbreak response · prophylaxis · waste management · antiviral drugs · biocontainment · water purification · antiseptics · travel advisories · isolation protocols · social distancing
- hygienehygiene, handwashing, toothbrush, hand washing, sanitizer
- first aidbandage, bandages, first aid kit, tourniquet, gauze pads
- disinfectiondisinfection, sterilization, sanitization, disinfectant spray, disinfecting wipes
- Heart Surgery Recoverysternotomy, pain management, follow-up visits, breathing exercises, walking
- Infection Controlhand hygiene, handwashing, hand sanitizer, disinfectant, antiseptics
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
infection preventioninfection treatment
Care that eliminates pathogens
cure · disease management · treatment · therapy · remediation
infection preventiondisease transmission
Spread of illness
contagion · cross-contamination · outbreak · contamination · community spread
infection preventiondisease spread
Pathogen movement between hosts
bioterrorism · biological warfare · contagion · contamination · germ warfare