This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Screening, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
[{'content': 'Screening of immigrants from infectious diseases such as Tuberculosis and Syphilis to protect the home population is an example of: \nSelect and explain. \nA. High-risk screening, B. Prospective screening, C. Prescriptive screeing, D. Periodic health examinations', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: B \nExplanation: Control of disease is also known as "Prospective screening". People are examined for the benefit of others :- Examples- Screening of Immigrants from infectious diseases such as Tuberculosis and Syphilis to protect the home population. Screening for streptococcal infection to prevent rheumatic fever. Prescriptive screening is defined as the presumptive identification of unrecognized disease, which does not arise from a patient\'s request :- Examples- Neonatal screening. Specific diseases sought by this method have included - Bacteriuria in pregnancy Breast cancer Cervical cancer Deafness in children Diabetes mellitus Iron deficiency anaemia PKU Pulmonary tuberculosis Haemolytic disease of the newborn etc.', 'role': 'assistant'}]