An adult woman is admitted to an isolation unit in the hospital after tuberculosis was detected during a pre-employment physical
. Although frightened about her diagnosis, she is anxious to cooperate with the therapeutic regimen. The teaching plan includes information regarding the most common means of transmitting the tubercle bacillus from one individual to another. Which contamination is usually responsible
Answer: The bacteria gets released into the air by someone who already has the TB bacteria in their body.
Explanation: Tuberculosis is spread from one person to another through the air. When a person with TB of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, sings or talks, droplets containing the bacteria are released into the air.
