A virus infects a lung cell and begins replication. The lung cell releases interferon into the extracellular environment where it can be picked up by other nearby cells. As a result, the other nearby cells slow down their protein-making machinery to slow down viral replication should they become infected. This is an example of what kind of communication

The options are not given but it is gotten from another websites and here are the options.

A.Cell-to-cell (membrane molecule) recognition

B. Cell junctions

C. Paracrine signaling

d. Synaptic signaling

The correct option is C.

Paracrine signaling.

Explanation:

This is because in paracrine signaling cell communicate with other near by cells through chemical Messengers. It is a form of cell to cell communication in which a cell produced signal and transfer it to other neighbouring cells whereby the neighbouring cells alter or change their behavior to counter the effect of the signal. From the question, the lung cells send signals to neighbouring cells and this alter their behavior by slowering down protein making machinery.