A patient states that her family has had several colds during this winter and spring despite their commitment to handwashing. The high communicability of the common cold is attributable to what factor?
A) Cold viruses are increasingly resistant to common antibiotics.
B) The virus is shed for 2 days prior to the emergence of symptoms.
C) A genetic predisposition to viral rhinitis has recently been identified.
D) Overuse of OTC cold remedies creates a "rebound" susceptibility to future colds.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Colds are highly contagious because virus is shed for about 2 days before the symptoms appear and during the first part of the symptomatic phase. Antibiotic resistance is not relevant to viral illnesses and OTC medications do not have a "rebound" effect. Genetic factors do not exist.
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