The Bacterium That Causes Tuberculosis Can Be Expelled from the Lungs

question 43

Multiple Choice

The bacterium that causes tuberculosis can be expelled from the lungs by a cough and remain viable in the air for an hour or more. If a person inhales the bacteria from the air, what type of transmission has occurred?

• A) indirect contact
• B) airborne
• C) waterborne
• D) foodborne
• E) bodily fluid

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Definitions:

Demand Curve

Illustrates the willingness of consumers to buy a particular quantity of a good at various price levels, with a downward slope indicating that as price decreases, demand increases.

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Labor

The physical and mental effort used in the production of goods and services by workers.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good demanded by consumers equals the quantity of that good supplied by producers, achieving a state of market balance.