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What are seven infectious disease for the lower respiratory and infectious agent
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▪︎Lower respiratory tract infection are the infections of lungs or any infection below the voice box.
▪︎Infectious diseases of lower respiratory tract and infectious agent:
| Infectious disease | Infectious agent |
| Influenza | Influenza virus A, B and C |
| Bronchiolitis | Respiratory syncytial virus |
| Pneumonia | Streptococcus pneumonia |
|
SARS ( Severe acute respiratory syndrome) |
Coronavirus- SARS -CoV |
| Whooping cough or pertussis | Bordetella pertussis |
| Covid- 19 or SARS- COV-2 | Coronavirus - SARS - CoV-2 |
| Tuberculosis | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |