Primary Prevention of Diseases

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What is the primary prevention domain aimed at doing?

  • Curing diseases that have already started
  • Treating diseases after they have started
  • Preventing diseases from happening in the first place (correct)
  • Reducing symptoms of existing diseases

At what age is the influenza vaccination recommended by the CDC?

  • For people with a 10-year CVD risk of 10%
  • For adults 70 and above
  • For adults 60-69
  • For everyone (correct)

What is the recommended frequency for pneumococcal vaccination for everyone 65 and above?

  • Twice at once or twice depending on vaccine preparation (correct)
  • Every 10 years
  • Yearly
  • Once or twice

What is the recommended frequency for a tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) booster?

<p>Every 10 years (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what age is zoster vaccination recommended by the CDC?

<p>For everyone 60 and above (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommendation for patients who never received Tap?

<p>To receive 1 dose of Tap (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of primary prevention?

<p>To stop disease before it starts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is recommended to take aspirin daily for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?

<p>Adults 60-69 with a ≥10% 10-year CVD risk (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommendation for patients who have never received Tap?

<p>They should receive the primary 3-dose vaccine series (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the frequency of pneumococcal vaccination for everyone 65 and above?

<p>Twice, at least 1 year apart (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommendation for influenza vaccination?

<p>Yearly, for everyone (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommendation for zoster vaccination?

<p>Once, or twice (depending on vaccine preparation) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the CDC's recommendation for a tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) booster applicable to?

<p>Everyone, every 10 years (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommendation for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23)?

<p>PCV13 at age 65, followed by PPSV23 at least 1 year after PCV13 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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