Multiple choice

What is the feature of primary prevention?

  1. Disease limitation and rehabilitation

  2. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment

  3. State of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease

  4. Actions taken prior to the onset of disease, which remove the possibility that a disease will ever occur
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Explanation

Primary prevention can be defined as action taken prior to the onset of disease, which removes the possibility that the disease will ever occur. It signifies intervention in the prepathogenesis of a disease or a health problem, or other departure from health.

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