This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: All India exam, Subject name: Microbiology
Bleomycin causes damage to 
Select and explain. 
A. Type 1 pneumocytes, B. Type 2 pneumocytes, C. Both Type 1 and Type 2 pneumocytes, D. Pulmonary endothelial cells
A: Type 1 pneumocytes
Answer: A: Type 1 pneumocytes 
Explanation: Bleomycin causes damage to Type 1 pneumocytes with compensatory hyperplasia of Type 2 pneumocytes.