Infection-control measures

alt=Two sealed wards of East Birmingham Hospital, with signs informing visitors of the quarantine |thumb|A quarantine was imposed on parts of Heartlands Hospital|East Birmingham Hospital after a 1978 smallpox outbreak. A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people, animals, and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests. It is often used in connection to disease and illness, preventing the movement of those who may have been exposed to a communicable disease, yet do not have a confirmed medical diagnosis. It is distinct from medical isolation, in which those c

protection from infectious disease that occurs when a sufficient fraction of a population has become immune (through vaccination or previous infections)

ways to reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancy or acquiring STDs

process of finding and identifying people in close contact with someone who is infected with a transmissible pathogen

mask made of common textiles worn over the mouth and nose

overview about face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

complete extermination of a disease-causing agent to reduce its incidence to zero

Zero-COVID, also known as COVID-Zero and "Find, Test, Trace, Isolate, and Support" (FTTIS), was a public health policy implemented by some countries, especially China, during the COVID-19 pandemic. In contrast to the "living with COVID-19" strategy, the zero-COVID strategy was purportedly one "of control and maximum suppression". Public health measures used to implement the strategy included as contact tracing, mass testing, border quarantine, lockdowns, and mitigation software in order to stop community transmission of COVID-19 as soon as it was detected. The goal of the strategy was to get t

isolation of a geographic area to prevent the spread of infectious disease

medical field concerned with preventing healthcare-associated infection, a practical sub-discipline of epidemiology

method of providing drug users with uninfected equipment

medical facility

as conducted in some in countries and international organizations

shop selling goods through a small hole in a wall

Chemoprevention or chemoprophylaxis refers to the administration of a medication for the purpose of preventing disease or infection. Antibiotics, for example, may be administered to patients with disorders of immune system function to prevent bacterial infections (particularly opportunistic infection). Antibiotics may also be administered to healthy individuals to limit the spread of an epidemic, or to patients who have repeated infections (such as urinary tract infections) to prevent recurrence. It may also refer to the administration of heparin to prevent deep venous thrombosis in hospitaliz

epidemiological practice by which the spread of disease is monitored in order to establish patterns of progression

measures to reduce causes of new infectious diseases and prevent outbreaks and epidemics from becoming pandemics

standard preventive measures to be taken by professional and other health personnel in contact with persons afflicted with a communicable disease

health measures to avoid contracting an infection