MEDICINE MCQ
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A cold is a viral infection with many different strains.
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A cold is a bacterial infection that remains active in the body.
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A cold is a bacterial infection present only during the winter months.
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A cold is a viral infection that remains active until treated with antibiotics.
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Detailed explanation-1: -You’re not going to catch a cold from the same virus serotype again right after getting better. However, you can still get another cold from a different virus serotype or a different virus. When you get sick, you develop antibodies for the virus serotype you’ve caught, Dr. Greninger explains.
Detailed explanation-2: -Viruses that cause colds can spread from infected people to others through the air and close personal contact. You can also get infected through contact with stool (poop) or respiratory secretions from an infected person.
Detailed explanation-3: -Luckily, you can’t be reinfected by the same cold virus, but there are some 200 different strains circulating at any given time. “You develop antibodies for each of the viruses you are exposed to, ‘’ said Dr. Natalie Azar, NBC medical contributor.
Detailed explanation-4: -Also, when infected individuals touch their eyes, nose or mouth and then touch a surface, they potentially transfer the virus to others who touch the same surface later. If those individuals touch their eyes, nose or mouth before washing their hands or using hand sanitizer, then they can possibly “catch” the cold.
Detailed explanation-5: -Experiencing more than one cold during cold season is pretty common, so does that mean that it’s possible to have two colds at the same time? In short, yes-but if you’ve been feeling sick for a long time, it’s likely one cold after another, rather than multiple colds at the same time.