Preventive Medicine
Care that has the aim of preventing disease or its consequences. Preventive medicine includes health care programs aide at warding off illnesses, early detection of disease and inhibiting further deterioration of the body. It developed following discovery of bacterial diseases and was concerned in its early history with specific medical control measures taken against the agents of infectious diseases. Preventive medicine is also concerned with general preventive measure aimed at improving the healthfulness of the environment. In particular, the promotion of health through altering behavior, especially
