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CONTACT TRACING [1 record]

Record 1 2021-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Human Diseases - Various
DEF

The process of finding people who may have been exposed to a person having an infectious disease to ensure that they are aware of the possible exposure and to follow up with them.

CONT

Contact tracing has been used in the control of many infectious diseases, including tuberculosis ..., smallpox ..., sexually transmitted diseases ..., and severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

OBS

Contact tracing involves three steps: contact identification, contact listing and contact follow-up.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Maladies humaines diverses
DEF

Processus visant à trouver les personnes potentiellement exposées à une personne atteinte d'une maladie infectieuse afin de s'assurer qu'elles sont au courant de cette exposition et d'effectuer un suivi auprès d'elles.

OBS

La recherche des contacts comporte trois étapes : l'identification des contacts, le recensement des contacts et le suivi des contacts.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
CONT

El equipo local de vigilancia epidemiológica […] debe realizar la investigación de contactos (listado, seguimiento diario, educación, recomendaciones y signos de alarma).

CONT

El rastreo de contactos empieza por interesar a la comunidad en la enfermedad, la manera de proteger a sus integrantes y la forma de interrumpir la transmisión. El rastreo requiere que las personas acepten el monitoreo diario, estén dispuestas a notificar inmediatamente los signos o síntomas de COVID-19 y estén preparadas para someterse a una cuarentena de por los menos 14 días o al aislamiento si presentan los síntomas.

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