Common cold differs from pneumonia in that
- Pneumonia is a communicable disease whereas the common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease
- Pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine
- Pneumonia is caused by a virus while the common cold is caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae
- Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs
Answer
(4) Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs
Solution
As per NCERT, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae are responsible for pneumonia, which infects the alveoli (air-filled sacs) of the lungs.
Common cold is caused by rhinoviruses, which infect the nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs.
Both are communicable, so (1) is wrong; (3) reverses the pathogens; (2) is not a correct distinction.
Answer: (4)