Question

Which kind of pathogen causes the common cold?
A.Bacteria
B.Virus
C.Fungus
D.Amoeba

Answer 1

Hint: Pathogens are the organisms which cause diseases. Bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, worms, and prions are the types of disease-causing microorganisms.

Complete answer: Pathogens are disease-causing microorganisms. Several types of pathogens are bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and worms. Each pathogen causes some specific diseases for example tuberculosis, UTIs caused by bacteria fungi cause ringworm and athlete’s foot, giardiasis, trichomoniasis is caused by parasites, the common cold is caused by viruses. Mainly the group of viruses rhinovirus is responsible for the common cold. Symptoms of common cold include runny nose, sore throat sneezing, and in severe cases pneumonia. The virus of common cold spreads through the air when an infected person coughs and sneezes droplets are released, contaminated objects also spread this virus Common cold is caused by a viral pathogen. Rhinoviruses are a large group of viruses that cause the common cold and it spreads through air droplets, contaminated objects.
Option a) is incorrect Bacteria causes diseases such as tuberculosis, cholera, plague, syphilis.
Option c) is incorrect Some examples of fungal diseases are athlete's foot, ringworm, and yeast infections.
Option d) is incorrect Amoeba causes amoebic dysentery.
Hence option b) is correct Common cold is caused by a virus.

Additional information:
The common cold is an infection in the upper respiratory tract ( nose and throat. Fever above 101.3°F should be reported to the doctor. Shortlessness of breath, headache, coughing, wheezing and sinus pain are some of the symptoms of the common cold.

Note:Rhinovirus causes the common cold. Bacterial pathogens cause diseases like tuberculosis, the fungus causes ringworm, amoeba causes amoebic dysentery.