Which is an example of Secondary Prevention?

• A. Primary Prevention
• B. Vaccination
• C. Inflammation Management
• D. Screening

Answer: (C)

Secondary prevention focuses on actions taken after a disease process has begun to detect early and prevent its progression and complications. When inflammation is present, actively managing it helps limit tissue damage, reduce risk of chronic pain, and preserve function. By controlling inflammation early, you prevent the condition from worsening, which is why inflammation management fits the idea of secondary prevention.

Primary prevention would be preventing the disease from starting in the first place (for example, vaccination), and while screening is a classic secondary-prevention tool to detect disease early, this item emphasizes intervention after inflammation has begun to prevent progression.