Question

How can levels of prevention be applied to Covid 19?

Answer 1

The levels of prevention can be grouped as:

a)Primary prevention: Where the disease condition is prevented in healthy population by self measures which includes washing of hands frequently,covering the nose and mouth and mouth while sneezing and coughing .

b)Secondary prevention: It may be carried out by the maintaining of social distancing thereby decreasing the probablities of getting infected.

c)Tertiary prevention:By isolating the infected with proper measures and checking for new disease cases in the population and rehabilitation.