The Best Way to Speed Up Recovery from a Common

The best way to speed up recovery from a common cold is

A) to dose the patient with ibuprofen to keep the fever down. Reducing fever speeds up recovery.
B) to take decongestants as a means of alleviating the symptoms of the cold.
C) to take 1,000 mg of vitamin C every day during the illness. Vitamin C destroys cold viruses.
D)  let the immune system do its job. Several of the treatments listed may actually increase the recovery time.
E) take an antibiotic such as penicillin that will rid the body of the cold virus.

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