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Methods by which a disease or condition may be prevented. For example, a healthy diet is a prevention factor of type 2 diabetes, and hand washing is a prevention factor of many infectious diseases such as the flu.
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| x Mosquito net |
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Malaria |
Properly used, a mosquito net offers protection against mosquitos, flies, and other insects, and thus against the diseases they may carry. Examples include malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and various forms of encephalitis, including the West...
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| x Insect repellent |
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Malaria |
An insect repellent is a substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces which discourages insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface. There are also insect repellent products available based on sound...
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| x Condom |
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Gonorrhoea |
A condom (US /ˈkɒndəm/ or UK /ˈkɒndɒm/) is a barrier device most commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted diseases (STDs—such as gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV). It is put on a...
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| Chancroid | |||
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| x Vaccine |
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Chickenpox |
A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism, and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins or...
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| Mumps | |||
| Smallpox | |||
| Tetanus | |||
| Meningococcemia | |||
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| x Hand washing |
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Common cold |
Hand washing for hand hygiene is the act of cleaning the hands with or without the use of water or another liquid, or with the use of soap, for the purpose of removing soil, dirt, and/or microorganisms.
Medical hand hygiene pertains to the hygiene...
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| Conjunctivitis | |||
| x Physical exercise |
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Diabetes mellitus |
Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons including strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight...
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| x Smoking cessation |
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Diabetes mellitus |
Smoking cessation (colloquially quitting smoking) is the process of discontinuing the practice of inhaling a smoked substance. This article focuses exclusively on cessation of tobacco smoking; however, the methods described may apply to cessation of...
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| x Anthrax vaccine |
Anthrax vaccines are vaccines against the infectious disease anthrax. Anthrax is caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis, that most commonly occurs in wild and domestic mammals. Anthrax also occurs in humans when they are exposed to...
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| x Caries vaccine |
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Dental caries |
A caries vaccine is a vaccine to prevent and protect against tooth decay.
Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) has been identified as the major etiological agent of human dental caries.
Several types of vaccines are being developed at research centers....
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| x DPT vaccine | Pertussis |
DPT (also DTP and DTwP) refers to a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. The vaccine components include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids, and killed whole cells...
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| Tetanus | |||
| x Hib vaccine |
Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine (Hib janan or PRP vaccine) is a conjugate vaccine developed for the prevention of invasive disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b bacteria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has...
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| x Hepatitis B vaccine | Hepatitis B |
Hepatitis B vaccine is a vaccine developed for the prevention of hepatitis B virus infection. The vaccine contains one of the viral envelope proteins, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). It is produced by yeast cells, into which the genetic code...
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| x HIV vaccine |
An HIV vaccine that protects vaccinated individuals from HIV infection is the goal of many HIV research programmes. Currently, there is no effective vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Vaccine development is one of several strategies to...
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| x HPV vaccine |
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Human papillomavirus infection |
The human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine prevents infection with certain species of human papillomavirus associated with the development of cervical cancer, genital warts, and some less common cancers. Two HPV vaccines are currently on the market:...
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| x Malaria vaccine |
Malaria vaccines are an area of intensive research. However, there is no effective vaccine that has been introduced into clinical practice.
The global burden of P. falciparum malaria increased through the 1990s due to drug-resistant parasites and...
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| x Varicella vaccine |
The varicella vaccine is a live (attenuated) virus that protects against the viral disease commonly known as chickenpox caused by Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV). Varicella vaccine is marketed as Varivax in the U.S. by Merck and globally as Varilrix by...
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| x Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine |
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV) — the latest version is known as Pneumovax 23 (PPV-23) — is the first pneumococcal vaccine, the first vaccine derived from a capsular polysaccharide, and an important landmark in medical history. The...
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| x Polio vaccine |
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Poliomyelitis |
Two polio vaccines are used throughout the world to combat poliomyelitis (or polio). The first was developed by Jonas Salk and first tested in 1952. Announced to the world by Salk on April 12, 1955, it consists of an injected dose of inactivated ...
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| x Smallpox vaccine |
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The smallpox vaccine was the first successful vaccine to be developed. The process of vaccination was first publicised by Edward Jenner in 1796, who acted upon his observation that milkmaids who caught the cowpox virus did not catch smallpox. Prior...
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| x Tuberculosis vaccines |
Tuberculosis vaccines are vaccinations intended for the prevention of tuberculosis. There is currently only one tuberculosis vaccine available, bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG).
Other tuberculosis vaccines in development are:
New vaccines are being...
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| x MMR vaccine |
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Measles |
The MMR vaccine is an immunization shot against measles, mumps, and rubella (also called German measles). It was first developed by Maurice Hilleman while at Merck in the late 1960s.
The vaccine is a mixture of three live attenuated viruses,...
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| x Water purification | Cholera |
For the treatment of sewage see sewage treatment
Water purification is the process of removing undesirable chemicals, biological contaminants, suspended solids and gases from contaminated water. The goal is to produce water fit for a specific...
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| x Hepatitis A vaccine |
Hepatitis A vaccine is a vaccine against the hepatitis A virus. The first successful vaccine against it was invented by Maurice Hilleman at Merck. The vaccine protects against the virus in more than 95% of cases and provides protection from the...
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| x MMRV vaccine |
The MMRV vaccine combines the attenuated virus MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine with the addition of chickenpox vaccine or varicella vaccine (V stands for varicella). The MMRV vaccine is typically given to children between 1 and 2 years of age....
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| x Influenza vaccine |
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Influenza |
The influenza vaccine, also known as a flu shot, is an annual vaccine to protect against the highly variable influenza virus. Each injected seasonal influenza vaccine contains three influenza viruses: one influenza type A subtype H3N2 virus strain,...
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| x Meningococcal Vaccine | Meningitis | ||
| x Diet |
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In nutrition, diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. Dietary habits are the habitual decisions an individual or culture makes when choosing what foods to eat. With the word diet, it is often implied the use of specific...
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| x Healthy diet |
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Iron deficiency anemia |
A healthy diet is one that helps maintain or improve general health. It is important for lowering many chronic health risks, such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and cancer. A healthy diet involves consuming appropriate amounts of...
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| Diabetes mellitus | |||
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| x Metronidazole |
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Bacterial vaginosis |
A synthetic nitroimidazole derivative with antiprotozoal and antibacterial activities. Although its mechanism of action is not fully elucidated, un-ionized metronidazole is readily taken up by obligate anaerobic organisms and is subsequently reduced...
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| x Safe sex |
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HIV infection |
Safe sex is sexual activity engaged in by people who have taken precautions to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as AIDS. It is also referred to as safer sex or protected sex, while unsafe or unprotected sex is...
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| Chancroid | |||
| Chlamydia | |||
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| x Vulvovaginal health | Candidiasis |
Vulvovaginal health is the health and sanitation of the human female vulva and vagina.
Problems affecting this area include:
Systemic disorders may be localized in the vulvo-perineal region.
A vaginal obstruction is often caused by an imperforate...
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| x STD testing | Pelvic inflammatory disease |
Sexually transmitted disease testing (STD testing), or Sexually transmitted infection testing (STI testing) is testing for the presence of a sexually transmitted disease or infection (STD/STI). STI tests may test for a single infection, or consist...
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| x Sexual abstinence | Herpes simplex |
Sexual abstinence is the practice of refraining from some or all aspects of sexual activity for medical, psychological, legal, social, philosophical or religious reasons. Asexuality is distinct from sexual abstinence and celibacy, which are...
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| Pelvic inflammatory disease | |||
| Human papillomavirus infection | |||
| Non-gonococcal urethritis | |||
| Bacterial vaginosis | |||
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| x Screening |
Screening, in medicine, is a strategy used in a population to detect a disease in individuals without signs or symptoms of that disease. Unlike what generally happens in medicine, screening tests are performed on persons without any clinical sign of...
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| x Proper hygiene | Jock itch | ||
| Influenza | |||
| Phthirus pubis infestation | |||
| x Low-carbohydrate diet |
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Candidiasis |
Low-carbohydrate diets or low-carb diets are dietary programs that restrict carbohydrate consumption usually for weight control or for the treatment of obesity. Foods high in digestible carbohydrates (e.g. bread, pasta) are limited or replaced with...
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| x Cervarix | Human papillomavirus infection |
Cervarix is a vaccine against certain types of cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV).
Cervarix is designed to prevent infection from HPV types 16 and 18, that cause about 70% of cervical cancer cases. These types also cause most HPV-induced...
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| x Gardasil |
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Human papillomavirus infection |
Gardasil (Merck & Co.), also known as Gardisil or Silgard, is a vaccine for use in the prevention of certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV), specifically HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. HPV types 16 and 18 cause an estimated 70% of cervical cancers...
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| x Dental floss |
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Dental caries |
Dental floss is made of either a bundle of thin nylon filaments or a plastic (Teflon or polyethylene) or a silk ribbon used to remove food and dental plaque from teeth. The floss is gently inserted between the teeth and scraped along the teeth sides...
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| x Tooth brushing |
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Dental caries |
Tooth brushing is form of hygiene, in which a person cleans their teeth with a toothbrush.
Modern medical research has shown that brushing teeth properly can prevent cavities, and periodontal, or gum disease, which causes at least one-third of adult...
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| x MVA85A |
MVA85A (modified vaccinia Ankara 85A) is a new-generation vaccine against tuberculosis developed by researchers at Oxford University. This vaccine produces higher levels of long-lasting cellular immunity when used together with the old TB vaccine...
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| x RBCG30 |
rBCG30 (recombinant Bacillus Calmette-Guérin 30) is a prospective vaccine against tuberculosis created by a team headed by Marcus A. Horwitz at UCLA. It is a live vaccine, consisting of BCG genetically modified to produce abundant amounts of a 30kDa...
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| x 72F fusion protein |
72F fusion protein is a candidate tuberculosis vaccine created by Statens Serum Institut (SSI). The 72F fusion protein is composed of the Rv0125 and Rv1196 proteins derived from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Phase I clinical trials were completed in...
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| x Plague vaccine |
Plague vaccine is a vaccine used against Yersinia pestis.
A plague vaccine is used for an induction of active specific immunity in a susceptible organism to plague by means of administration an antigenic material (a vaccine) via a variety of routes...
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| x Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
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Esophageal cancer |
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, usually abbreviated to NSAIDs, but also referred to as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents/analgesics (NSAIAs) or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIMs), are drugs with analgesic and antipyretic ...
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| x Aspirin |
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Esophageal cancer |
An orally administered non-steroidal antiinflammatory agent. Acetylsalicylic acid binds to and acetylates serine residues in cyclooxygenases, resulting in decreased synthesis of prostaglandin, platelet aggregation, and inflammation. This agent...
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| Coronary heart disease | |||
| x Vitamin B-12 |
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Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia |
Vitamin B12, vitamin B12 or vitamin B-12, also called cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin with a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and for the formation of blood. It is one of the eight B vitamins. It is normally...
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| x Weight Reduction | |||
| x Bacillus Calmette-Guérin |
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Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (or Bacille Calmette-Guérin, BCG) is a vaccine against tuberculosis that is prepared from a strain of the attenuated (weakened) live bovine tuberculosis bacillus, Mycobacterium bovis, that has lost its virulence in humans by...
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| x Dust mask | Dust pneumonia |
A dust mask is a flexible pad held over the nose and mouth by elastic or rubber straps to protect against dusts encountered during construction or cleaning activities, such as dusts from drywall, concrete, wood, fiberglass, silica (from ceramic or...
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| x Acupuncture |
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Back pain |
Acupuncture is an alternative medicine methodology originating in ancient China that treats patients by manipulating thin, solid needles that have been inserted into acupuncture points in the skin.
According to Traditional Chinese medicine,...
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| Myofascial pain syndrome | |||
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| Migraine | |||
| Fibromyalgia | |||
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| x Measles vaccine |
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Measles |
Measles vaccine is a highly effective vaccine used against measles. The measles-mumps-rubella-varicella combo (MMRV vaccine) vaccine has been available since 2005. The most common side effect is a fever, which occurs in about 5%-15% of patients....
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| x ILT vaccine |
Avian Infectious Laryngotracheitis virus, Salsbury strain 146
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| x Vector control |
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Dengue fever |
Vector control is any method to limit or eradicate the mammals, birds, insects or other arthropods which transmit disease pathogens. The most frequent type of vector control is mosquito control using a variety of strategies.
Vector control focuses...
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