Of the following interventions for infectious diseases, which one best represents primary prevention?

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Giving tetanus boosters before any exposure has occurred is a primary prevention measure.Giving boosters after exposure (i.e., the client may be infected but disease has not developed) is considered to be a secondary prevention measure (similar to the textbook examples of immunoglobulin and rabies immunizations given after exposure).Tetanus immunoglobulin would be given if the client that steps on a nail had not been previously immunized; however, this is done following exposure and would therefore be a secondary prevention.Giving antibiotics to a client who has already developed tetanus is not primary prevention.

Of the Following Interventions for Infectious Diseases, Which One Best