(A)Pneumonia is a communicable disease, whereas the common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease
(B)Pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine, whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine
(C)Pneumonia is caused by a virus, while the common cold is caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae
(D)Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli, whereas the common cold affects nose and respiratory passage, but not the lungsCorrect
Answer: (D)
Solution
Pneumonia infects the alveoli of the lungs while the common cold affects the nose and upper respiratory passage; the common cold is a communicable viral disease, not
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