This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Concept of health and disease, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
[{'content': 'The term &;disease control&; employs all of the following except \nSelect and explain. \nA. Reducing the complications, B. Reducing the risk of fuher transmission, C. Reducing the incidence of the disease, D. Reducing the prevalence of the disease', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: D \nExplanation: Disease control - reducing the disease incidence to a level at which it is no longer a public health problem. Disease elimination - interruption of transmission of disease, reduction to zero of incidence and continued measures to prevent re-establishment. Disease eradication - permanent reduction to zero of the worldwide incidence of infection by a specific agent. Interventions are no longer needed once eradication has been achieved. Ref: Park&;s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine,24th edition, Page no. 99, 273', 'role': 'assistant'}]