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(C) Pneumonia is a serious respiratory disease caused by bacteria such as $Streptococcus 	ext{ } pneumoniae$ and $Haemophilus 	ext{ } influenzae$. I

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(C) Pneumonia is a serious respiratory disease caused by bacteria such as $Streptococcus 	ext{ } pneumoniae$ and $Haemophilus 	ext{ } influenzae$. It infects the alveoli (air-filled sacs) of the lungs. As a result of the infection, the alveoli get filled with fluid leading to severe problems in respiration. Common cold affects the nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs. Malaria is caused by $Plasmodium$ and affects the liver and red blood cells. Typhoid is caused by $Salmonella 	ext{ } typhi$ and primarily affects the small intestine.

Which of the following is a serious lung disease?

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