Which of the following statements about leprosy is not true?
A. Multibacillary leprosy is diagnosed when there are more than five 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
Ans. C. A defaulter is defined as a patient who has not taken treatment for 6 months or more
In leprosy, defaulter is defined as a person who has not taken the treatment for 12 consecutive months. Note: Present prevalence of leprosy in our country is < 0.2/10000.
A. Multibacillary leprosy is diagnosed when there are more than five 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
Ans. C. A defaulter is defined as a patient who has not taken treatment for 6 months or more
In leprosy, defaulter is defined as a person who has not taken the treatment for 12 consecutive months. Note: Present prevalence of leprosy in our country is < 0.2/10000.
