preventive medicine Flashcards
primary level
entire population with special attention to healthy individuals
secondary level
sick individuals
early diagnosis and treatment
tertiary level
sick patients
reduce damage from disease and restore function
general health promotion
entire population with special attention to healthy individuals
specific prophylaxis
entire population with special attention to healthy individuals
early diagnosis and treatment
sick individuals
early diagnosis and treatment
limiting damage
sick patients
limit damage from disease
rehabilitation
convalescent patients
restore function and capability
separation of patient from other person
isolation
prohibition of movement of persons who have been exposed to communicable disease
quarantine
imposed on the infected house
inner quarantine
placed on the infected village or ward
outer quarantine
killing of infectious agents
disinfection
application as soon as discharge is seen
concurrent disinfection
application after the patient died
terminal disinfection
destroy or remove undesired small animal forms anthropods or rodents
disinfestation
prevent disease by giving immunizing agents
immunophrophylaxis
administration of prepared antibodies
passive immunization
administration of antigen in the forms of vaccines and toxoids
active immunization
