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For Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine, conduction of annual immunization activities are required to prevent diseases

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  To understand how to prevent communicable diseases, it is essential to recognize the difference between an infectious agent that causes disease and one that can transmit diseases. An example of an infectious agent is bacteria or viruses. An example of a disease-transmitting agent is HIV/AIDS. Since AIDS can cause death, the primary objective of communicable disease control is to prevent the transmission of diseases. The methods used to detect and treat communicable diseases depend upon the disease in question. The two primary techniques are public health surveillance and quarantine. Public health surveillance refers to the identification, investigation, and treatment of diseases in a community. Quarantine is used to contain the disease outside of the patient's immediate community. Disease control and prevention vaccine works by avoiding disease before it begins. The goal of treatment is to cure or prevent disease in its early stages. Properly identified and diagnosed disease