The common cold differs from pneumonia in that:

  • A
    Pneumonia is a communicable disease whereas the common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease.
  • B
    Pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine whereas there is no effective vaccine for the common cold.
  • C
    Pneumonia is caused by a virus while the common cold is caused by the bacterium $Haemophilus$ $influenzae$.
  • D
    Pneumonia pathogens infect the alveoli whereas the common cold affects the nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs.

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