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The disease causing inflammation of the lining of the lungs and chest is termed as

  1. pleurisy

  2. viral pneumonia

  3. pulmonary embolism

  4. pulmonary edema

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Explanation

Pleurisy is inflammation of the lining of the lungs and chest (the pleura) that leads to chest pain (usually sharp) when you take a breath or cough. Pleurisy may develop when you have lung inflammation due to infections such as pneumonia or tuberculosis. It is often a sign of a viral infection of the lungs. 

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