This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: NPEP, NHM, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Acute flaccid paralysis is repoed in a child aged:- 
Select and explain. 
A. 0-3 years, B. 0-5 years, C. 0-15 years, D. 0-25 years
C: 0-15 years
Answer: C: 0-15 years 
Explanation: Any child < 15 years of age who has sudden onset of acute flaccid paralysis / paralytic illness in a person of any age - are suspected to have polio. It is used to identify reservoirs of wild polio virus transmission in National polio surveillance project. Acute: rapid progression from onset to maximum paralysis. Flaccid: loss of muscle tone, floppy- as opposed to spastic or rigid. Paralysis: weakness, loss of voluntary movement. AFP surveillance- Indicators Non polio AFP rate >=2/1,00,000 >80% stool samples collection done