Illness-Wellness Continuum Comprises of Preventive and Curative Healthcare

Disease prevention relies on anticipatory actions categorized as primal, primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary prevention.

PREVENTIVE CARE

What is preventive medicine?

Preventive care consists of measures taken for disease prevention. Disease and disability are preventive dynamic processes that are affected by environmental factors,  genetic predisposition, disease agents and lifestyle choices.

Prevention

  • Universal
    • Whole population
  •  Selective
    • Population at risk
  • Indicated
    • Early signs
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Curative Care

What is curative medicine?
Curative care implies treatment and therapies provided to a patient with the main intent of fully resolving an illness and the goal of bringing the patient to their health status before the illness presented itself.

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Curative

  • Repair medicine
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
  • Maintenance Care
    • After care rehabilitation
    • Chronic disease management

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