Common cold differs from pneumonia in, that:

1. Pneumonia is a communicable disease, whereas common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease
2. Pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine, whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine
3. Common cold is caused by a virus, while Pneumonia is caused by a bacterium.
4. Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas common cold affects the nose and the respiratory passage but not the lungs

Subtopic:  Pneumonia & Related Questions | Common Cold & Malaria Introduction |
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AIPMT - 2012
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Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the International Rules of Nomenclature, and correctly described?

1. Plasmodium falciparum – a protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria
2. Felis tigris – The Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests.
3. E.Coli – Full name Entamoeba coli, a commonly occurring bacterium in the human intestine
4. Musca domestica – The common house lizard, a reptile
Subtopic:  Common Cold & Malaria Introduction |
 82%
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AIPMT - 2012
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Common cold is not cured by antibiotics because it is:
1. not an infectious disease
2. caused by a virus
3. caused by a Gram-positive bacterium
4. caused by a Gram-negative bacterium

Subtopic:  Common Cold & Malaria Introduction |
 84%
AIPMT - 2011
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Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases?

1. Ringworm, AIDS

2. Common cold, AIDS

3. Dysentery, common cold

4. Typhoid, tuberculosis

Subtopic:  Common Cold & Malaria Introduction | AIDS |
 84%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2009
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