Mass Drug Administration D000074381

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Therapeutics [E02] » Drug Therapy » Chemoprevention » Mass Drug Administration

Health Care [N] » Environment and Public Health [N06] » Public Health » Disease Eradication » Mass Drug Administration

Health Care [N] » Environment and Public Health [N06] » Public Health » Public Health Practice » Communicable Disease Control » Mass Drug Administration

Description

Administration of a medication to at-risk individuals in a population without individual diagnosis. It is often used in order to treat, control, and/or prevent spread of often endemic DISEASE OUTBREAKS such as NEGLECTED DISEASES in high disease burden areas.   MeSH

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