Assertion (A): A patient suffering from tuberculosis should be quarantined.

Reason (R): Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection.

The correct option is B

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Option B:

Assertion statement:

1. Tuberculosis is a communicable disease.
2. It spreads through droplet infection.
3. So, a person suffering from tuberculosis should be quarantined to prevent its spreading by direct transmission.

Reason statement:

1. Tuberculosis is caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
2. Tuberculosis is not a communicable disease since it is a bacterial infection.
3. It is contagious because it spreads through droplets.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).