Before revision: 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.
After revision: Alerting the general public about exposures or outbreaks (IE: COVID-19, Measles, TB, etc)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.