prevaccine
Prevaccine refers to the historical period before vaccines existed or before widespread vaccination campaigns reduced transmission of a disease. It is used to contrast with the post-vaccine era in which immunization has become central to disease control.
Historically, the prevaccine era for diseases such as smallpox, measles, and polio involved frequent outbreaks, high
In the prevaccine era, public health relied on nonpharmaceutical measures such as quarantine, sanitation improvements, clean
Today, the term prevaccine is used mainly in historical analysis and public health education to illustrate