You experience a mild fever $(99\mathrm{.}8$F$)$ and symptoms consistent with inflammation of your nasal cavity and therefore suspect you have sinusitis $($either bacterial or viral$).$ To attain symptom relief, you take a cough$/$cold combination medication that will reduce the inflammation and the fever. Which of the following is most likely to occur due to this self$-$medication? $($Which prediction makes sense based on your understanding of infection and the immune system?$)$

Question $35$ options:

The infection will likely be cleared faster because symptom relief allows you to get adequate sleep and nutrition, which are absolutely required for any immune function, and the medication will strengthen the $1$st line of defense

The infection will likely be prolonged because the cough$/$cold medication is impairing the entire immune system $(1$st$,2$nd$,$ and $3$rd line of defense$)$

The infection will likely be prolonged because the cough$/$cold medication is impairing the second line of defense

The medication will have absolutely no effect on the course of the infection since it only addresses symptoms of the disease, not the cause of the disease