This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Hospital waste and disaster management, Occupational health, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Which fungicide is used as a spray for the control of bagassosis- 
Select and explain. 
A. 2% acetic acid, B. 2% formic acid, C. 2% propionic acid, D. 25% pmhenyl mercury
C: 2% propionic acid
Answer: C: 2% propionic acid 
Explanation: - bagassosis is the occupational disease of lung caused by inhalation of sugarcane dust. - it is caused due to a thermophilic actinomycete, Thermoactinomyces sacchari. - preventive measures include bagasse control done by keeping the moisture content above 20 percent and spraying the bagasse with 2 percent propionic acid, a widely fungicide. Reference: Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no:807 <\p>