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Definition of disease control is?

A
Agent is eliminated from community
B
Agent persists in community without causing health problem
C
Agent persists in community and causing pulic health problems
D
Any of the above
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Agent persists in community without causing health problem o In disease control, the disease agent is permitted to persist in the community at a level where it cease to be a public health problem according to the tolerance of local population. o A state of equilibrium becomes established between the disease agent, host and environment components of the disease process.

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