Why would it be easier for a doctor to tell that someone has a viral infection when the virus is in the lytic cycle?

When they are lytic the infected cells will die, which causes symptoms. If they are Latent (or temperate) then they usually only produce certain repressor proteins that are hard to test for. And the infection shows no outward symptoms

The correct answer is c

Well a pediatrician is a children’s doctor and a obstetrician is a doctor that delivers babies and cares for pregnant women.