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✨ The stage of susceptibility is the initial phase in the natural history of disease, where individuals have not yet been exposed but may develop disease upon encountering a pathogen.

✨ Primary prevention methods, such as education on sexually transmitted infection prevention, focus on preventing disease before exposure and are targeted at individuals susceptible but not yet infected.

✨ By addressing risk factors and providing education, nurses help decrease the likelihood of exposure and transmission of STIs.

✨ Prevention at this stage includes interventions like condom distribution, sexual health education, and promoting safe sexual practices, directly influencing individual behavior to avoid initial infection.

✨ Successful primary prevention reduces disease incidence, lowers long-term healthcare costs, and ultimately improves public health outcomes.