<prompt> Definition of disease control is?Agent is eliminated from communityAgent persists in community without causing health problemAgent persists in community and causing pulic health problemsAny of the above  <response>: 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. 