All of the following statements about leprosy are true except

All of the following statements about leprosy are true except –

A. Multibacillary leprosy is diagnosed when there are more than 5 skin patches

B. New case detection rate is an indicator for incidence of leprosy

C. A defaulter is defined as a patient who has not taken treatment for 6 months or more

D. The target for elimination of leprosy is to reduce the prevalence to less than 1 per 10,000 population

Correct Answer: A defaulter is defined as a patient who has not taken treatment for 6 months or more

Description: A defaulter is a leprosy patient on MDT , who has not collected treatment for 12 consecutive months Reference; Park&;s Textbook of preventive and social medicine, 24th edition.Pg no. 340

Category: Social & Preventive Medicine

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