Medical Science · Social and Preventive Medicine
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Quarantine is the limitation of freedom of movement of well persons or domestic animals exposed to a communicable disease for a period of time to prevent effective contact with those not so exposed. Reason (R): The standard period of time for quarantine is typically equal to the longest known incubation period of the specific infectious disease. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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- 1(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
- 2(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- 3Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- 4Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)✓
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Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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