2. A college student from another country transfers to an American college. He has a cough
that he doesn't realize is caused by tuberculosis. He is treated with antibiotics, but they are
ineffective because he has a strain of the bacterium that is antibiotic resistant. Which of the
following is a good scientific reason to be concerned about public safety?
A. If the disease spreads, the hospital could run short of antibiotics while trying to treat the
disease.
B. The patient is more likely to spread the disease because the causative agent is resistant to
antibiotics.
C. The hospital will not be able to treat the disease if it spreads because the causative agent is
resistant to antibiotics.
D. An outbreak is more likely to happen because the antibiotic resistant form of the disease
will enable other strains of tuberculosis to spread more easily.