A 16-year-old boy is brought to the clinic by his mother for "pink eye." The patient reports that his friend had pink eye about 4 days ago, and he began experiencing some irritation and watery non-purulent discharge in his right eye 2 days prior. Today, he developed similar symptoms in his left eye. Bright lights exacerbate the eye irritation but he denies fever, chills, vision changes, eye pain, or periorbital swelling. His past medical history is unremarkable, and he denies being sexually active. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the outbreak?

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Eductional Objective: Adenovirus is a self-limiting, year-round infection that causes the acute onset of fever, cough, congestion, pharyngitis, and conjunctivitis.  This pharyngoconjunctival disease can occur in outbreaks among those living in close quarters (eg, camp dormitories, military barracks).

A 16-Year-Old Boy Is Brought to the Clinic by His