_________ prevention involves actions taken to identify and treat an illness early in its course.

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Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and treatment of an illness or disease, before it progresses and causes more serious problems. Primary prevention focuses on strategies to prevent the illness or disease in the first place, and tertiary prevention focuses on managing and treating advanced stages of an illness or disease. Optimal prevention is not a recognized category of prevention.

_________ Prevention Involves Actions Taken to Identify and Treat an Illness