Oral infections with herpes simplex virus 1 can lie dormant in nerve cells for years, and when a patient becomes stressed, the virus is released, forming cold sores on the lips. Why would the virus form a cold sore?
a. To allow it to spread to a new host
b. So that it can mutate and survive an antibiotic treatments
c. To move to another part of the body
d. To avoid the immune system
e. To warn other people that the host is infected
Answer: a. To allow it to spread to a new host
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