Question 20

(Multiple Choice)

A young woman with rhinovirus goes to the doctor to see if she can get a prescription for antibiotics. How would the antibiotics affect the rhinovirus?


A) Most rhinovirus cells would be killed by the antibiotics.
B) The rhinovirus would spread more quickly, because the antibiotics would eliminate competing pathogens.
C) Rhinovirus reproduction would be slowed by the antibiotics, allowing the immune system to attack the virus.
D) The rhinovirus would not be affected by the antibiotics.

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