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MeSH Heading: Communicable Disease Control
Tree Number(s): N06.850.780.200
Unique ID: D003140
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003140
Annotation: general only: prefer specific disease with /‌prev; INFECTION CONTROL is also available
Scope Note: Programs of surveillance designed to prevent the transmission of disease by any means from person to person or from animal to man.
Entry Version: COMMUNICABLE DIS CONTROL
Entry Term(s): Flatten the Curve of Epidemic; Flattening the Curve, Communicable Disease Control; Parasite Control
See Also: Biosecurity; Disease Eradication; Disease Reservoirs; Disease Vectors; Infection Control; Infectious Disease Medicine
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/07/07

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