The abbreviation AFB refers to the bacterium that causes the disease of ________

A) viral pneumonia
B) cystic fibrosis
C) bronchospasm
D) tuberculosis


D
Explanation: A) This is caused by a virus, not a bacterium.
B) This is not caused by a bacterium.
C) This is not caused by a bacterium.
D) Correct! The bacterium that causes tuberculosis is acid-fast bacillus (AFB).

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