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The following diseases are related to smoking except:

A
emphysema
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measles
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high blood pressure
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cancer of the lungs
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Solution

The correct option is B measles
Cigarette smoking causesemphysema , high blood pressure and many types of cancer, including cancers of the lung, esophagus, larynx (voice box), mouth, throat, kidney, bladder, pancreas, stomach, and cervix, as well as acute myeloid leukemia. Quitting smoking reduces the health risks caused by exposure to tobacco smoke.

Measles is however, a highly contagious infection caused by the measles virus.
Thus Option B is correct.

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