DIRECTIONS: Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct options.
Which of the following statement shows that common cold is different from pneumonia?

Pneumonia is caused by a virus while the common cold is caused by the bacterium Haemophilum influenza

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Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs

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Pneumonia is a communicable disease whereas the common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease

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Pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine

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Solution

The correct option is B Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs
Pneumonia is an infection that causes inflamation of the alveolar sac in one or both the lungs; while common cold is caused by rhinovirus. Common cold is a viral infection of upper respiratory tract (nose and throat).

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