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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Pasteurization is ____________ disinfection
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The correct answer is  Disinfection of milk by pasteurization, water by chlorine and handwashing may be cited as examples of precurrent infection. Ref: 25th edition, Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Page no. 140