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Common cold differs from pneumonia in th...

 Common cold differs from pneumonia in that

A

Pneumonia is caused by a virus while common cold is caused by the bacteria.

B

Pneumonia is a communicable disease while common cold is a non-communicable disease.

C

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

D

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

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