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• Treatment to prevent the onset of a particular disease (primary prophylaxis) or recurrence of symptoms in an existing infection that has previously been brought under control (secondary prophylaxis).

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  prophylaxis. (n.d.). HRSA HAB Glossary of Terms. Retrieved December 1, 2022, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/prophylaxis.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  prophylaxis. hab.hrsa.gov. HRSA HAB Glossary of Terms. HIV/AIDS Bureau. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/prophylaxis (accessed: December 1, 2022).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "prophylaxis." HRSA HAB Glossary of Terms. HIV/AIDS Bureau. 1 December. 2022 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/prophylaxis.

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