Pre-exposure prophylaxis
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title:
Pre-exposure prophylaxis
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), is the use of medications to prevent the spread of disease in people who have not yet been exposed to a disease-causing agent. Vaccination is the most commonly used form of pre-exposure prophylaxis; other forms of pre-exposure prophylaxis generally involve drug treatment, known as chemoprophylaxis. Examples include taking medication to prevent infection by malaria or HIV. In particular, the term PrEP is now synonymous in popular usage with the use of pre-exposure
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Proactive use of medications to prevent the spread of disease
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-exposure_prophylaxis
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2024-04-09T02:47:59Z
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