Social & Preventive Medicine 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 💡 Explanation All of the following statements about leprosy are true except - ✓ Correct Answer: C. A defaulter is defined as a patient who has not taken treatment for 6 months or more