Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).\n **Assertion (A):** Ascaris lumbricoides infection can lead to severe pulmonary symptoms like cough and dyspnea during the early phase of infection.\n **Reason (R):** The adult worms of Ascaris lumbricoides permanently reside and reproduce inside the alveoli of human lungs.\n Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Options:

  • A: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • B: Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • C: A is true but R is false
  • D: A is false but R is true

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