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
Biomedical concept of health is based on 
Select and explain. 
A. Germ theory of disease, B. Absence of pain, C. Social and psychological factors, D. Equilibrium between man and environment
A: Germ theory of disease
Answer: A: Germ theory of disease 
Explanation: The biomedical model of health focuses on purely biological factors and excludes psychological, environmental, and social influences. Ref: 25th edition, Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Page no. 13