what would cause a lung infection from this......smoking, cold, and car accident?

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Tuberculosis, TB possibly.

Get tested and find out. If you are infected, you will need to be on antibiotics for a half year or more.

It is serious. See a doctor as soon as possible.

Smoking can leave you open to infection, but is not a cause in itself. Colds also leave you open to infection, but is not an infection itself. Car accidents where injury occurs can leave you open to infection, but is not an infection. All three can lead to it, but are not necessarily the root cause. Any time your immune response is degraded due to illness or injury, your body is open to other illnesses, diseases, or infections.

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