Mucormycosis Infection Top Journals

Mucormycosis Infection Top Journals

Mucormycosis (previously called zygomycosis) is a serious but rare fungal infection caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes. These molds live throughout the environment. Mucormycosis mainly affects people who have health problems or take medicines that lower the body's ability to fight germs and sickness.Preventive medicine is a medical specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)(Opens in a new window), which focuses on the health of individuals and communities. The goal of preventive medicine is to promote health and well-being and prevent disease, disability and death.

Primary Prevention. Primary prevention aims to avoid the development of a disease or disability in healthy individuals. ... Secondary Prevention. ... Tertiary Prevention.Preventive medicine: Medical practices that are designed to avert and avoid disease. For example, screening for hypertension and treating it before it causes disease is good preventive medicine. Preventive medicine takes a proactive approach to patient care.Why is preventive medicine important? ... Practicing preventive medicine can also lower costs, as 75 percent of annual health spending goes toward chronic and largely preventable diseases in the US, according to the CDC. Preventive medicine also fights the productivity drain associated with chronic illness


Last Updated on: Nov 27, 2024

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