Which term means detecting disease early through screening?

Which term means detecting disease early through screening?

• A. Tertiary Prevention
• B. Health Literacy
• C. Secondary Prevention
• D. Postmortem Care

Answer: (C)

Detecting disease early through screening is a form of secondary prevention. It focuses on identifying a disease in its pre-symptomatic stage so that intervention can occur sooner and prevent progression or reduce complications. Primary prevention aims to stop the disease from occurring (like vaccines), while tertiary prevention comes after a disease is established to minimize damage (such as rehab). Health literacy is about understanding health information, and postmortem care happens after death, neither of which are about early disease detection.

Detecting disease early through screening is a form of secondary prevention. It focuses on identifying a disease in its pre-symptomatic stage so that intervention can occur sooner and prevent progression or reduce complications. Primary prevention aims to stop the disease from occurring (like vaccines), while tertiary prevention comes after a disease is established to minimize damage (such as rehab). Health literacy is about understanding health information, and postmortem care happens after death, neither of which are about early disease detection.