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Communicable Disease Control
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Definition
: Programs of surveillance designed to prevent the transmission of disease by any means from person to person or from animal to man.
general only: prefer specific disease with /prev; INFECTION CONTROL is also available: see note there
See Also
Disease Eradication
;
Disease Reservoirs
;
Disease Vectors
;
Infection Control
;
Infectious Disease Medicine
Examples
Contact Tracing
;
Disease Notification
;
Fumigation
;
Handwashing
;
Immunization
;
Infection Control
;
Mandatory Testing
;
Pest Control
;
Sanitation
;
Universal Precautions
Other names
Control, Parasite; Control, Communicable Disease; Parasite Control