This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
[{'content': 'The term "Disease Control" describes ongoing operations aimed at reducing the following except the - \nSelect and explain. \nA. Incidence of disease, B. Financial burden to the community, C. Virulence of the disease agent, D. Disease duration', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': "Answer: C \nExplanation: Ans. is 'c' i.e., Virulence of the disease agent Disease control o The term disease control describes, reducing the i) The incidence of disease ii) The duration of disease and consequently the risk of transmission iii) The effects of infection, including its complications iv) Financial burden to the community o Most control programmes combine the activities of primary prevention and secondary prevention. o The concept of teiary prevention is comparatively less relevant to control effos.", 'role': 'assistant'}]