Which among the following is false about leprosy?
A defaulter is a leprosy patient on Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT), who has not collected treatment for 12 consecutive months. All other statements given above are true. Ref: Park's Textbook Of Preventive And Social Medicine, By K. Park, 19th Edition, Page 56, 265, 269, 273-275.
Multibacillary leprosy is defined as a patient having more than 5 skin lesions
A defaulter is defined as a patient who has not collected treatment for 6 months
Target for elimination of leprosy is a prevalence rate below 1 per 10,000 population
Annual New Case Detection Rate (ANCDR) is a measure of the incidence of leprosy