【Animportantfactorthatplaysapartinsusceptibility(易受影响)tocoldsisage.AstudydonebytheUniversityofMichiganSchoolofPublicHealthindicatedthefactthatseemstoholdtrueforthegeneralpopulation.Babiesar】
Animportantfactorthatplaysapartinsusceptibility(易受影响)tocoldsisage.AstudydonebytheUniversityofMichiganSchoolofPublicHealthindicatedthefactthatseemstoholdtrueforthegeneralpopulation.Babiesarethegroupsufferingmostfromcoldsaveragingmorethansixcoldsintheirfirstyears.Boyshavemorecoldsthangirlsuptoagethree.Aftertheageofthreegirlsaremoresusceptiblethanboysandteenagegirlsaveragethreecoldsayeartoboy'stwo.
Thegeneralfrequencyofcoldscontinuestodeclineintoadults.Elderlypeoplewhoareingoodhealthhaveasfewasoneortwocoldsannually.Oneexceptionisfoundamongpeopleintheirtwentiesespeciallywomenwhoshowariseincoldinfections(感染)becausepeopletothisagegrouparemostlikelytohaveyoungchildren.Adultswhodelayhavingchildrenuntiltheirthirtiesandfortiesexperiencethesamesuddenincreaseincoldinfections.
Thestudyalsofoundthateconomics(经济状况)playsanimportantrole.Asincomeincreasesthefrequencyatwhichcoldsarereportedinthefamilydecreases.Familieswiththelowestincomesufferaboutathirdmorecoldsthanfamiliesattheupperend.Lowerincomegenerallyforcespeopletoliveincloserquartersthanthosetypicallyoccupiedbywealthierpeopleandcrowdingincreasestheopportunitiesforthecoldvirustotravelfrompersontoperson.Lowincomemayalsoinfluencediet.Thedegreetowhichpoornutritionaffectssusceptibilitytocoldsisnotyetclearlyprovedbutaninadequatedietissuspectedofloweringresistancegenerally.
68.Whatfactorscausepeopletocatchcoldseasily?
A.Ageandpregnancy. B.Healthandpregnancy.
C.Healthandeconomics. D.Ageandeconomics.
69.Whydoesthelowestincomeleadtotherapidspreadofcolds?
A.Becausepoorpeoplecan'taffordtogotoseeadoctor.
B.Becausebalanceddiethasdefinitelyaffectedpoorpeople.
C.Becausepeoplewiththelowestincomehavelimitedlivingspace.
D.Becausecoldvirusdon'thaveopportunitiestotravelinpoorfamilies.
70.Howdoesthestudyprovethatageplaysapartinsusceptibilitytocolds?
A.Usingcomparison. B.Usinggraphs.
C.Usingdescription.