Question 4 • 2025-2026_MDCPS_2000315_Biology_1_B-CR
Mononucleosis is caused by a contagious virus, so Tobias must have been exposed to the virus rather than inheriting it or getting it from lack of exercise. A contaminated water fountain could transfer the virus through saliva left by an infected person. Therefore, the best explanation is that Tobias drank from the contaminated fountain.
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