Home
Class 12
BIOLOGY
Common cold differs from pneumonia in, t...

Common cold differs from pneumonia in, that

A

the causative agent for common cold is bacteria and while for pneumonia is virus

B

Common cold affects upper respiratory tract while in pneumonia lower respiratory tract including lung is infected

C

a nutritional deficiency can lead to cold while pneumonia is an infectious disease

D

there is no vaccine available to prevent either of the two diseases

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
B
Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Common cold differs from pneumonia as

Disease pneumonia is due to

Common cold is caused by

How many diseases are caused by bacteria? Common cold, Pneumonia, Malaria,Dengue, Leshmaniasis, Typhoid, chikungunya, Tetanus

In an experiment done by Griffith, it was found that when virulent capsulated smooth 'S' bacteria were injected into healthy mice, the mice dies of pneumonia. When mice were injected with non virulent 'R' forms of same bacteria, they survived and did not die to pneumonia. In another case when S-forms were killed by heating at above 60 and injected, rats did not get pneumonia, but when killed, s-forms and R-forms of bacteria were mixed and injected, the rats suffered from pneumonia and died. which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above experiment?

If the equations x^2+bx-1=0 and x^2+x+b=0 have a common root different from -1 then |b| is equal to

Caecilians differ from common amphibians in

There are 5 test tubes having a culture medium containing rough colonies of streptococcus pneumoniae. The following substances were added in them. Which of these test tubes will show smooth colonies of streptococcus pneumoniae on incubation for some time? Test tube I: RNA from a heat-killed smooth strain of streptococcus pneumoniae Test tube II: DNA from a heat-killed smooth strain of streptococcus pneumoniae Test tube III: Protein from a heat-killed smooth strain of streptococcus pneumoniae Test tube IV: Carbohydrate from a heat-killed smooth strain of streptococcus pneumoniae Test tube V: Heat killed smooth strain of streptococcus pneumoniae incubated with DNAse enzyme

Carbogen is given to pneumonia patients and victims of ( CO) poisoning as a,

If the common difference of an AP is 5, then what is a_(18)-a_(13) ?