Definitions for contact tracing
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1. Contact tracing

   In public health, contact tracing is the process of identifying persons who may have been exposed to an infected person ("contacts") and subsequent collection of further data to assess transmission. By tracing the contacts of infected individuals, testing them for infection, and isolating or treating the infected, this public health tool aims to reduce infections in the population. In addition to infection control, contact tracing serves as a means to identify high-risk and medically vulnerable populations who might be exposed to infection and facilitate appropriate medical care. In doing so, public health officials utilize contact tracing to conduct disease surveillance and prevent outbreaks. In cases of diseases of uncertain infectious potential, contact tracing is also sometimes performed to learn about disease characteristics, including infectiousness. Contact tracing is not always the most efficient method of addressing infectious disease. In areas of high disease prevalence, screening or focused testing may be more cost-effective.The goals of contact tracing include: Interrupting ongoing transmission and reduce the spread of an infection Alerting contacts to the possibility of infection and offer preventive services or prophylactic care Offering diagnosis, counseling and treatment to already infected individuals If the infection is treatable, helping prevent reinfection of the originally infected patient Learning about the epidemiology of a disease in a particular population Being a tool in multifaceted prevention strategy to effectively curb the spread of an infectious disease.

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1. Contact tracing

   In epidemiology, contact tracing is the identification and diagnosis of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person. For sexually transmitted diseases, this is generally limited to sexual partners and can fall under the heading of partner services, but for highly virulent diseases such as Ebola and tuberculosis, a thorough contact tracing would require information regarding casual contacts.

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1. Contact Tracing

   Identification of those persons (or animals) who have had such an association with an infected person, animal, or contaminated environment as to have had the opportunity to acquire the infection. Contact tracing is a generally accepted method for the control of sexually transmitted diseases.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contact tracing in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of contact tracing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of contact tracing in a Sentence

1. Karine Jean-Pierre:

   And the CDC has begun full contact tracing.

2. Health Secretary Matt Hancock:

   By downloading the app, you're protecting your own health, you're protecting the health of your loved ones and the health of your community, the pilot is important so we can help make sure the app works as well as it possibly can alongside the contact-tracing system.

3. Paul Hunter:

   We want to see the lockdown end but we need lifesaving mitigation in place. We still need sick pay, local contact tracing, continued mask wearing, ventilation and support for children to prevent serious illness. the disease burden associated with a larger peak during the summer would likely be less than one during the winter.

4. Lloyd Austin:

   I have informed my leadership team of my positive test result, as well as the President. My staff has begun contact tracing and testing of all those with whom I have come into contact over the last week.

5. Leana Wen:

   I'm concerned that these recommendations suggest someone who has had substantial exposure to a person with Covid-19 now doesn't need to get tested, this is key to contact tracing, especially given that up to 50 % of all transmission is due to people who do not have symptoms. One wonders why The CDC guidelines were changed -- is it to justify continued deficit of testing ?

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_Tracing
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=contact tracing