Disease Prevention
What is Disease Prevention?
Disease prevention are the measures taken to stop disease from occurring.
Action is taken to reduce risk factors for becoming ill. Taking the primary measures of disease prevention can protect yourself and others from becoming ill. Preventing the spread of infectious diseases requires infection-control methods that will be laid out later in this module. Some of these procedures include washing your hands and keeping workspaces clean.
Methods of disease prevention include:
- Communication: Raise awareness about healthy behaviors to prevent the spread of disease.
- Keep up to date on vaccinations.
- Practice good hygiene.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
3-1. Taking the primary measures of disease prevention can ______.
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