Inflammation of the lungs caused by chronic inhalation of fine particles, which leads to the formation of a fibrotic tissue around the alveoli and reduces their ability to stretch with incoming air, is:
A) pneumonia.
B) rhinomycosis.
C) pneumoconiosis.
D) tuberculosis.

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The mentioned symptoms are characteristic of pneumoconiosis, which is caused by long-term inhalation of fine particles such as coal dust, silica or asbestos. Pneumonia is an acute lung infection that can have various causes, rhinomycosis is a fungal infection of the nasal cavity and tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that can affect various organs including the lungs. None of these conditions specifically lead to the formation of fibrotic tissue around the alveoli.

Inflammation of the Lungs Caused by Chronic Inhalation of Fine