mass treatment
[/mæs ˈtriːtmənt/]
nounpl: mass treatments
tratamento em massa
1. A medical or therapeutic intervention administered to a large population or group simultaneously, typically to prevent or control disease
Mass treatment of malaria was implemented across the region to eliminate the disease.
O tratamento em massa da malária foi implementado em toda a região para eliminar a doença.
2. A standardized procedure or process applied uniformly to many items, people, or subjects at once
The factory uses mass treatment of fabrics to ensure consistent quality.
A fábrica utiliza tratamento em massa de tecidos para garantir qualidade consistente.
3. In public health, a preventive or curative campaign targeting entire communities or populations
Mass treatment programs have successfully reduced parasitic infections in developing countries.
Programas de tratamento em massa reduziram com sucesso as infecções parasitárias em países em desenvolvimento.
Mass treatment is a crucial concept in Brazilian and Portuguese public health policy, particularly in campaigns against endemic diseases like schistosomiasis, hookworm, and dengue fever. In the USA, mass treatment programs are standard in preventing disease outbreaks in schools and communities. The term reflects the modern public health approach prioritizing prevention over individual treatment.
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