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Because antibiotics are designed to fight bacterial infections, whereas antivirals are used to combat viral infections.
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Can antibiotics treat virus?
Antibiotics won't treat a virus.
Why anitbiotics will not help you to get over a bout of flu?
Since the flu is a severe upper respiratory infection caused by a virus, antibiotics cannot affect them as viruses are not living and antibiotics only affect living microbes.
Why don't you treat a virus with antibiotics?
antibiotics are only affective against bacteria, and a virus is different then bacteria
Why are antibiotics useless against Ebola?
Ebola is a virus, which is not affected by antibiotics.
If a patient has measles why would antibiotics not work?
Antibiotics can only work against bacterium, whereas measles are caused by a virus.
Do Antibiotics only work on bacteria or virus?
Antibiotics only work on bacteria.
What Are effective at treating strep throat but not at treating colds?
Antibiotics - because a cold is a virus caused disease and antibiotics have no effect on a virus. However strep throat is caused by a bacterium and antibiotics do kill bacteria.
Does penicillin works against influenza virus?
no, antibiotics kill bacteria/fungi not virus'
Why antibiotics could not kill the virus?
Antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections not viral infections.
Why doesn't antibiotics effect virus?
Antibiotics kill infectious cells, but viruses are non-living.
What is the treatment for a virus?
The best treatment for a virus is rest and symptom management. Antibiotics will not affect viruses. Vaccines against several viruses have been developed which bolster the immune system, and there are antiviral treatments for severe cases such as HIV.
Are there antibiotics for bird flu?
There are no antibiotics for the bird flu. Influenza (all types) is caused by a virus, and hence can't be treated with antibiotics (antibiotics only work with bacteria).
