Which term focuses on preventing disease transmission in healthcare settings?

• A. Infection Control
• B. Medical Terminology
• C. Anatomy
• D. Physiology

Answer: (A)

Infection control focuses on preventing disease transmission in healthcare settings. It involves practices designed to stop the spread of infections among patients and staff, such as standard precautions, hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, cleaning and sterilization of equipment, environmental sanitation, and isolation precautions. By interrupting transmission pathways—whether contact, droplet, or airborne—it helps reduce healthcare-associated infections and protects vulnerable patients. The other terms describe different areas: medical terminology is the specialized language used in medicine; anatomy studies the structure of the body; physiology explores how the body's systems function. None of those specifically target preventing the spread of infections in clinical environments.