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THREE LEVELS OF PREVENTION

EXAMPLES

PRIMARY PREVENTION
Ex.
1. Using sunblock, hat, and umbrella to protect STAGES OF
oneself from sun’s ultraviolet rays to prevent
skin cancer INFECTION, CAUSES
2. Immunization of children from birth to four OF MORBIDITY, AND
years to control acute infection disease
MORALITY

SECONDARY PREVENTION
Ex.
1. Doctor checks for suspicious skin growths
2. Screening programs for hypertension, diabetes,
and sexually transmitted disease

TERTIARY PREVENTION
Ex.
1. Slowdown the disease, prevent damage and
pain from the disease
2. Prevent the disease from causing other
problems (complication)

PREVENTION FROM INFECTION DEPENDS


UPON THE FOLLOWING: AN AWARENESS
OF THE CAUSE OF INFECTION, THE
TRANSMISSION OF INFECTION,
IDENTIFICATION OF RISK FACTORS, EARLY ERIS ALEXANDRIA O. FEBRA
DETECTION AND TREATMENT MEASURES,
AND APPLICATION OF THESE MEASURES Grade 8 – queen of
TO APPROPRIATE PERSONS, AND the apostles
CONTINUOUS EVALUATION OF
PROCEDURES
STAGES OF INFECTION CHAIN OF INFECTION - This describes how THREE LEVELS OF PREVENTION
microorganisms are transmitted from one person or
place to another. This could be via someone's hands, Primary Prevention – is used before the person gets
on an object, through the air or bodily fluid contact. the disease. Aims to prevent the disease from
portal of entry. This is how the infection enters occurring.
another individual.

INCUBATION PERIOD - is the silent stage when


the pathogen has gained entry into the host and starts
replicating. Secondary Prevention – is used after the disease
PRODROMAL STAGE – is the time from the onset has occurred, but before the person notices that
of nonspecific symptoms until specific symptoms begin anything is wrong.
to manifest.
ILLNESS STAGE – is the time when the patient has Tertiary Prevention – targets the person who
specific signs and symptoms of an infectious process. already has symptoms of the disease.
DECLINE - During the decline stage, the immune
system mounts a successful defense against
the pathogens, and the number of infectious particles
decreases.
CONVALESCENCE STAGE – starts when the
acute symptoms disappear until the patient returns to GENERAL METHODS OF DISEASE
the normal state of health PREVENTION AND CONTROL

The prevention of diseases includes actions


aimed at eradicating, eliminating, or minimizing the
impact of diseases and disability, or if none of these are
feasible, retarding the progress of the disease and
disability. The concept of prevention is best defined in
the context of levels, traditionally called primary,
secondary, and tertiary prevention. A fourth level,
called primordial prevention, was later added. Thus, to
prevent infection, one of the links in the infection
should be removed.

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