This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
The process of destroying all life including spores is known as: 
Select and explain. 
A. Sterilization, B. Disinfection, C. Antisepsis, D. Incineration
A: Sterilization
Answer: A: Sterilization 
Explanation: Sterilization: It is the process of destroying all life including spores. Disinfection: It is the removal of harmful microbes without the exception of spores. Antisepsis: It is the process by which the growth of micro organisms are inhibited on a surface but they are not destroyed completely. Ref: Park 21st edition, page 117.