Question

The early detection of certain disease before it is scattered across the community refers to:

		The primary preventive services
		The secondary preventive services
		The tertiary preventive services.
		The primary care services.

Answer 1

Answer Option 1. Primary preventive services

Option 1 is correct as in case of primary preventive services the focus is on detection of the infection or disease in time to prevent the spread. This is done so that the early detection evidence can help halting or preventative efforts against community spread or scattering of diseases across the society/ community

Option 2 is incorrect as secondary preventative services do not focus on detection in the first place

Option 3 is incorrect as for tertiary preventative services the treatment and prevention measures arebthe key focus areas to stop spread of infection

Option 4 is incorrect as primary care services are post infection or disease and not a preventative strategy