PREVENTION AND

CONTROL OF
DISEASES AND
DISORDERS
 TABLE OF
CONTENTS

Stages of Infection

Chain of Infection

Levels of Prevention

Prevention & control of common

communicable diseases
 Mortality Morbidity

Observe the image, what do you think is the

difference of mortality and morbidity?
 Mortality Morbidity
Someone being dead Someone being unhealthy
Incubation Stage 1
"The silent stage" the pathogen has gained entry into the
host and starts to multiplies to produce an infection

Prodromal Stage 2
It is the time for onset of mild and nonspecific symptoms

Illness Stage 3
person shows the characteristic of specific symptoms of
infection

Convalescence Stage 4
"the recovery period" acute symptoms disappear until the
patient returns to the normal state of health.
STAGES OF INFECTION
 Epidemic Pandemic Endemic

Based on the image, what do you think is the

difference of Epidemic, Pandemic, Endemic?
CHAIN OF INFECTION
 Levels of Prevention
Primary Secondary Tertiary

Preventing disease Identifying disease before Preventing complications

before it happens problems become serious of disease

Ex: Vaccination, Social Ex: Diagnostic measures to Ex: Use of ventilators to

Distancing, hand washing, confirm carriers and cases, preserve lives, intensive care,
wearing of mask, lock covid 19 test, isolation of specialized personnel,
down positive cases expensive medications
 Communicable Disease

Non- Communicable Disease

What is
communicable
disease?
What is
communicable
disease?

A disease that
spreads from one
person to another
PREVENTION AND
CONTROL OF
COMMON
COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
flu Bronchitis, Tubercolosis Malaria, HIV. AIDS
Pneumonia Dengue

Communicable Disease
Get
Vaccinated

Good Hygiene
Habits

Cover your
mouth and nose
when coughing or
sneezing

Medications
Wash hands
regulary

Quit Smoking

Use mosquito
repellents

Eliminate
stagnat water
Don't share
needles

Do not share
personal items

Have a
monogamous
relationship

Educate and
inform people