Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000517
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000517
Preferred Name

prevention & control

Definitions
Used with disease headings for increasing human or animal resistance against disease (e.g., immunization), for control of transmission agents, for prevention and control of environmental hazards, or for prevention and control of social factors leading to disease. It includes preventive measures in individual cases.
Synonyms
prevention
preventive therapy
control
preventive measures
prophylaxis
prevention and control
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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