Mass Drug Administration [masová profylaxe]

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Mass Administration

Definition

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.

DUI
D000074381 MeSH Browser
CUI
M000626407
History note
2018
Public note
2018

E Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
E02 Therapeutics 2 577
E02.319 Drug Therapy 10 535
E02.319.162 Chemoprevention 530
E02.319.162.150 Antibiotic Prophylaxis 513
E02.319.162.575 Mass Drug Administration 3

N Health Care
N06.850 Public Health 4 047
N06.850.275 Disease Eradication 52
N06.850.275.500 Mass Drug Administration 3
N06.850.780 Public Health Practice 119
N06.850.780.200 Communicable Disease Control 2 275
N06.850.780.200.112 Animal Culling 3
N06.850.780.200.225 Contact Tracing 55
N06.850.780.200.262 Disease Notification 1 856
N06.850.780.200.300 Fumigation 13
N06.850.780.200.425 Immunization 1 025
N06.850.780.200.450 Infection Control 687
N06.850.780.200.550 Mandatory Testing 54
N06.850.780.200.600 Mass Drug Administration 3
N06.850.780.200.625 Pandemic Preparedness 4
N06.850.780.200.650 Pest Control 138
N06.850.780.200.688 Physical Distancing 3
N06.850.780.200.725 Quarantine 143
N06.850.780.200.800 Sanitation 197
N06.850.780.200.925 Universal Precautions 167