Your classmate complains of headache and cough to the doctor. The doctor confirms that he is suffering from Pneumonia and not just common cold. How the doctor must have reached to such conclusion? Mention any two precautions to be prevent the spread of this disease.

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Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus, causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty in breathing.
PRECAUTIONS:
Droplet isolation precautions- used for diseases or germs that are spread in tiny droplets caused by coughing and sneezing.

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