A 27-years old female presents to the Emergency Department of a local Hospital.

A 27-years old female presents to the Emergency Department of a local Hospital. She has a cough and complains of shortness of breath. An elevate temperature is noted along increased pulse rate. She states that her daughter had stayed home from school for the past few days and was diagnosed with an upper respiratory viral infection: a) What is the chief complaint? b) What I the etiology of her chief complaint? c) What follow-up questions would you ask about chief complaint? d) Are there any possible routes of transmission involved? Which one(s)? e) What would you do to keep from spreading this infection to other patients?