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Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are more vulnerable to:

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acid rains
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water pollutants
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smog
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nitrogen oxides
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Solution

The correct option is C smog
Classic smog results from large amounts of coal burning in an area and is caused by a mixture of smoke and sulfur dioxide. Ground-level ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide carbon monoxide are especially harmful for senior citizens, children, and people with heart and lung conditions such as emphysema, bronchitis, and asthma.

It can inflame breathing passages, decreasing the lungs' working capacity, and causing shortness of breath, pain when inhaling deeply, wheezing, and coughing.


It can cause eye and nose irritation and it dries out the protective membranes of the nose and throat and interferes with the body's ability to fight infection, increasing susceptibility to illness.


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