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
DALY is 
Select and explain. 
A. Disease - Adjusted Life year, B. Disability Adjusted Life year, C. Disease Associated Life year, D. Disability Associated Life year
B: Disability Adjusted Life year
Answer: B: Disability Adjusted Life year 
Explanation: (Disability Adjusted Life Year) (24-Park 19th) (26-Park 20th)DALY - (Disability Adjusted Life Year) - is a measure of the burden of disease in a defined population and the effectiveness of the interventions.* DALYs express years of life lost to premature death and years lived with disability adjusted for the severity of the disability. One DALY is "one lost year of healthy life"* DALYs are advocated as an alternative to QALY and claimed to be a valid indicator of health* HALE (health-Adjusted Life Expectancy)* DALE (Disability Adjusted Life Expectancy)