Question

Which is a highly infectious bacterial disease of the lungs?

Lyme disease

streptococcus

meningitis

tuberculosis

Answer 1

tuberculosis

Step-by-step explanation:

The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis (TB), a contagious, airborne infection that destroys body tissue. Pulmonary TB occurs when M. tuberculosis primarily attacks the lungs. However, it can spread from there to other organs.