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) bodily fluid (e) foodborne

The correct answer is option C. airborne

Explanation:

An airborne disease or infection is any type of disease that is infected by pathogens like mycobacteria that can be spread through the air medium.

Such diseases include human diseases like example mention in question that mycobacterium tuberclosis is an airborne disease because it's vector is spread by air.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

                                                        water

a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.

                                                        halon  

any of a number of unreactive gaseous compounds of carbon with bromine and other halogens, used in fire extinguishers, but now known to damage the ozone layer.

                                                  dry chemical

extinguishing agent used on class a, class b, and class c fires.

                                                  carbon dioxide

a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. it is naturally present in air (about 0.03 percent) and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.