Question

question 65 (1 point)
which of the following best describes the relationship between getting a chill and contracting a cold?
a) getting a chill has no relationship whatsoever to contracting a cold.
b) getting a chill may actually decrease the incidence, duration, and severity of a cold by reducing reproduction of the virus.
c) a chill may indirectly increase a persons risk for getting a cold by lowering the immune systems resistance.
d) getting a chill will cause a person to get a cold.

Explanation:

A chill doesn't directly cause a cold (so D is wrong). It's not that getting a chill decreases cold - related factors (B is incorrect). There is a relationship as a chill can lower immune system resistance (so A is wrong). When the immune system's resistance is lowered (due to a chill, for example, when the body is cold and resources are used for thermoregulation rather than immune defense in some cases), it indirectly increases the risk of getting a cold.

Answer:

C. A chill may indirectly increase a person's risk for getting a cold by lowering the immune system's resistance.