Question

A disease of the lungs in which the inside of the lungs is damaged resulting in cough and fever.
a. Lung cancer
b. Emphysema
c. Pulmonary tuberculosis
d. Asthma

Answer 1

i believe that would be c

Answer 2

Yes, c. The others don't cause fever, and asthma is an inflammation of the lung tissue, not damage to the lung.

Answer 3

the best possible answer from the list above is c

however, i'd like to clarify that lung cancer can cause fever. cough, fever, and weight loss are red herrings for a deeper investigation into the cause to rule out cancer. in fact, fever can be a serious, life threatening condition for those patients with an immunocompromised system.

Answer 4

Pneumonia is a potentially fatal infection that causes inflammation (redness and swelling) inside the lungs, resulting in breathing difficulty.

Among the most vital organs, the lungs pump air in and out of the body so that blood can exchange carbon dioxide for the oxygen that it circulates through the body. When breathing in, air flows through the trachea (windpipe) and then into two branches called bronchi inside the lungs. In turn the bronchi subdivide almost 20 times into smaller and smaller passages creating numerous bronchioles (smaller airways). Each of these airways ends in a cluster of tiny air sacs called alveoli. This creates a vast amount of surface where the blood can collect oxygen inside a small space, the chest cavity.

When certain foreign materials, bacteria, fungi or viruses enter the body through the lungs and penetrate the natural defenses in the lungs, pneumonia can develop. What is commonly referred to as pneumonia is actually more than 50 variations of the condition, ranging from mild (such as "walking pneumonia") to life threatening. It may affect only one lung or both lungs (sometimes called double pneumonia). Pneumonia can occur independently, after certain illnesses (e.g., colds or influenza) or along with other illnesses.

More than 60,000 Americans die each year from pneumonia. It can strike people of any age, but it is of greatest risk to the elderly, infants and very young children and persons with chronic illnesses.