chemoprophylaxis

Definition

The use of drugs or supplements to prevent disease before it happens—basically pharmaceutical insurance against infections or other conditions. It's what travelers take to avoid malaria, what HIV-negative partners use to stay that way (PrEP), and what makes preventive medicine feel slightly less passive. Think of it as chemotherapy's optimistic cousin who shows up before the party gets ugly.

Example Usage

Before their trip to sub-Saharan Africa, they started chemoprophylaxis with antimalarials, because getting malaria would really ruin the safari Instagram content.

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