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2016

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The Union Health Ministry has recently launched the “Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC)” to eradicate _________ from the country

A	Cancer
B	AIDS
C	Tuberculosis
D	Leprosy

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The LCDC will help in early case detection and treatment further, detection of leprosy cases in the community will lead to depletion of source of infection in the community as undetected and untreated cases will transmit the disease agent to other people of the community.

Detailed explanation-2: -Background: National Leprosy Control Programme (NLCP) was launched by the Govt. of India in 1954-55. Multi Drug Therapy (MDT) came into wide use from 1982, and the National Leprosy Eradication Programme was introduced in 1983.

Detailed explanation-3: -National Leprosy Eradication Program is a health scheme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to eradicate leprosy in India. It was launched in 1983 as a continuation of the National Leprosy Control Program of 1955.

Detailed explanation-4: -It seems post-2005, the year leprosy was declared eliminated in India, many new cases started getting reported.

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