<prompt> Please answer with one of the option in the bracket. Write reasoning in between . Write answer in between .Q:The surgical equipment used during a craniectomy is sterilized using pressurized steam at 121C for 15 minutes. Reuse of these instruments can cause transmission of which of the following pathogens?? A: Non-enveloped viruses, B: Sporulating bacteria, C: Enveloped viruses, D: Yeasts, E: Prions,  <response>: This is a question asking about which type of pathogen could potentially be transmitted by reusing surgical instruments that were sterilized by autoclaving. Autoclaving uses pressurized steam at 121C, which is sufficient to kill most vegetative bacteria and viruses. However, it may not completely inactivate more resistant organisms like prions and bacterial spores. The answer choices include enveloped viruses, non-enveloped viruses, sporulating bacteria, yeasts, and prions. Enveloped viruses are susceptible to moist heat sterilization methods like autoclaving. Non-enveloped viruses and yeasts may survive autoclaving in some cases but are less likely transmission risks than prions or spores. Bacterial spores are resistant to autoclaving. Prions are also extremely resistant to standard sterilization methods.Therefore, the answer is likely to be either sporulating bacteria or prions as these would be the pathogens most likely to survive autoclaving and could potentially be transmitted by reusing improperly sterilized instruments.E: Prions 