The term "Disease Control" describes ongoing operations aimed at reducing the following except the -

Ans. is 'c' i.e., Virulence of the disease agent Disease control o The term disease control describes, reducing the i) The incidence of disease ii) The duration of disease and consequently the risk of transmission iii) The effects of infection, including its complications iv) Financial burden to the community o Most control programmes combine the activities of primary prevention and secondary prevention. o The concept of teiary prevention is comparatively less relevant to control effos.