This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Communicable diseases, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
All of the following statements about leprosy are true except - 
Select and explain. 
A. Multibacillary leprosy is diagnosed when there are more than 5 skin patches, B. New case detection rate is an indicator for incidence of leprosy, C. A defaulter is defined as a patient who has not taken treatment for 6 months or more, D. The target for elimination of leprosy is to reduce the prevalence to less than 1 per 10,000 population
C: A defaulter is defined as a patient who has not taken treatment for 6 months or more
Answer: C: A defaulter is defined as a patient who has not taken treatment for 6 months or more 
Explanation: A defaulter is a leprosy patient on MDT , who has not collected treatment for 12 consecutive months Reference; Park&;s Textbook of preventive and social medicine, 24th edition.Pg no. 340