This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Communicable diseases, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
[{'content': 'All of the following statements about leprosy are true except - \nSelect and explain. \nA. 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', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: C \nExplanation: 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', 'role': 'assistant'}]