Question

Which of the following is NOT a way to protect ourselves from common cold?

• A. Washing our hands often with soap and water
• B. Staying away from people who are sick
• C. Covering while sneezing and coughing
• D. staying with and using items of an infected individual

Answer 1

The correct option is D staying with and using items of an infected individual

Causative agent of common cold is Rhinovirus. Transmission occurs from coming in contacct with aerosols from an infected person, contact with infected surfaces.

However it is highly infectious and infection spreads rapidly.
Infection can be reduced and prevented largely by wearing a mask, covering the nose and mouth while sneezing and coughing, avoiding crowded areas when ill, practising hand hygiene like using a sanitizer before touching surfaces, etc