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Protection (Medicine)
Protection (pronounced proh-tek-shun) in the context of medicine refers to the measures taken to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a disease or health condition from occurring.
Etymology
The term 'protection' originates from the Latin word 'protectio', which means 'a covering over'.
Related Terms
- Prevention: The act of stopping something from happening or arising.
- Immunization: A process by which a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine.
- Vaccination: The administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop protection from a disease.
- Hygiene: Conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases.
- Quarantine: A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.
- Sanitation: Conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal.
See Also
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Protection
- Wikipedia's article - Protection
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