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Penicillin is an antibiotic; it fights bacteria. Flu and HIV are viruses, and antibiotics will not help a viral infection.
Penicillin is effective against some types of bacteria. It has no action against viral infections like influenza (the flu) and HIV.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoBecause the flu is caused by a virus and antibiotics, such as penicillin, are only effective treatments against bacteria.
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∙ 11y agopenicillin is used to destroy the Prokaryotic cells(bacteria) , cancer is about human/animal body cells which are Eukaryotic. penicillin cant be used to in that case.
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∙ 14y agoPenicillin is an antibiotic, which combats illnesses which are bacterial. Colds and the flu are viral.
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∙ 13y ago'Flu, or influenza, is caused by a virus and antibiotics do not treat viral infections
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∙ 13y agoAntibiotics are used against bacteria. The flu and HIV are viruses.
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Why cant antibiotics be used to treat diseases like flu or HIV?
Antibiotics are used for bacteria, HIV and FLU are a type of viris, not a bacteriumyou would have to use anti-viral tablets but they are not very effective because they can destroy your cells (viruses reproduce inside cells)Antibiotics generally work by destroying the cell walls of bacteria. The flu is caused by a virus, which is not a cell and does not have a cell wall. Antibiotics cannot be used against viral diseases.
Why cant antibiotics be used to to treat hiv or aids?
Antibiotics are only effective against bacteria, not viruses, and HIV is a virus.
Why cant anitibiotics be used to treat diseases like flu or HIV?
Flue and HIV are virusal infections.Antibiotics dont have any again viruses.Antibiotic can be used secondzry infection caused by imune surpresed person that have hiv ore Flu
Why cant antibiotics be used to treat disease like hiv?
HIV is a virus. Antibiotics have no effect on viruses since they are not really "alive" in the strictest sense. "Antibiotic" literally means anti-life. Antibiotics work by blocking a fundamental life process in bacteria, effectively poisoning them. Since viruses (HIV included) work by subverting the cells they invade into making copies of themselves, antibiotics are not effective.
Can antibiotics prevent HIV?
because HIV is a virus and antibiotics treat bacterial infections.
Antibiotics are used to treat what?
Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. Antibiotics cannot treat viral infections such as HPV, herpes and HIV.
Can you get hiv from the stomach flu?
Absolutely not.
Can you have symptoms of hiv and it not be hiv at all?
You are correct. The early symptoms of HIV infection are like the flu.
What are the natures of chickenpox flu HIV measles and mumps?
Chickenpox, flu, HIV, measles, and mumps are all viral infectious diseases.
Can a child get HIV from chewing on a used condom?
no it cant because hiv isn't a disease that has something to do with the child's mouth
How can the flu be cured?
The flu, like a cold, is a virus, and so far, we really don't have a reliable way to treat viruses. That's why the cold, flu, herpes, HIV, etc aren't cured. the body develops its own response as best it can (cold, flu) until we heal, or we keep the virus forever (herpes, HIV).
What does the er do for stomach flu?
by gettin hiv
