NEET Biology question

Common cold differs from pneumonia in that

(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 pathogen infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects the nose and respiratory passage but not the lungsCorrect
(D)Pneumonia is caused by a virus while the common cold is caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae

Answer: (C)

Solution

Pneumonia-causing pathogens infect and fill the alveoli with fluid, whereas the common cold (caused by rhinovirus) is

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