Identify the inherited disease.

Pneumonia

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Deafness

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Polio

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Leprosy

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Solution

The correct option is B Deafness
Inherited diseases are those which are transfered from parent to their children. Deafness, nightblindness, colour blindness, etc., are few examples of inherited diseases. Polio, leprosy, and pneumonia are not inherited from parents but acquired from environment.

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