Prevention may refer to: Health and medicine. Preventive healthcare, measures to prevent diseases or injuries rather than curing them or treating their symptoms. General safety. Crime prevention, the attempt to reduce deter crime and criminals. Disaster prevention, measures taken to prevent and provide protection for disasters. Pollution prevention in the US, activities that reduce the amount of pollution generated by a process. Preventive maintenance, maintenance performed to prevent faults from occurring or developing into major defects.
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