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What is the causative agent of White Lung Syndrome which was in the news recently?

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Answer : 3. "Bacteria"
Explanation :

Many countries are seeing outbreaks of bacterial lung infections or pneumonia in children, which antibiotics are unable to treat effectively. In China, such cases being reported probably involve the Mycoplasma pneumoniae pathogen. ‘White lung’ syndrome causes distinctive marks on the scan. Beyond China, increases in the US, the Netherlands and Denmark point to wider spread.

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