Why is it difficult to produce a vaccine for the common cold in humans?(1 point)

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It is caused by retroviruses that insert viral RNA into the host cell's DNA.
It is caused by retroviruses that insert viral RNA into the host cell's DNA.

It is a spherical-shaped virus with many protein receptors.
It is a spherical-shaped virus with many protein receptors.

It attacks white blood cells that fight off foreign bodies.
It attacks white blood cells that fight off foreign bodies.

It has a viral genome that mutates very quickly.

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The correct response is: It has a viral genome that mutates very quickly.

This high mutation rate allows the viruses that cause the common cold (primarily rhinoviruses) to rapidly change their surface proteins, making it difficult for a vaccine to be effective over time as the immune system may not recognize the mutated strains.