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NO! Antibiotics have no effect at all on viruses and should never be used to treat viral infections and doing so accelerates the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
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Why do antibiotics do not help teat viral infections?
Antibiotics treat bacterial infections, they have no affect on viruses. Vaccinations treat viruses.
Why cant antibiotics be used to to treat hiv or aids?
Antibiotics are only effective against bacteria, not viruses, and HIV is a virus.
What antibiotic is used to treat flu or the cold symptoms?
none.. they are viruses, virii do not respond to antibiotics
What type of infection are antibiotics used to fight?
Antibiotics treat bacterial infections (provided the bacteria isn't resistant to the antibiotic). Different antibiotics are required to treat Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria due to their differing structures. They have no effect on viruses.
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.
Why are antibiotics not used on viral infections?
Antibiotics damage the cell wall of living organism leading to its death. The viruses do not have a cell wall. Antibiotics are produced by bacteria and fungi that treat bacterial infections, not viral infections because viruses use host cells to perform their activities. So, they cannot kill viruses. That's why antibiotics are not effective for viral diseases.
How long for amoxycillan to treat virus?
Amoxicillin cannot treat a virus. Amoxicillin is an antibiotic. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections, not viruses.
Do antibiotics work better to treat bacteria or virus?
they don't work at all on viruses
Can you use amoxicillin for bacterial infections?
Yes, they can cure bacterial infections but they cannot cure viruses. :)
What are antibiotics and what are they used for?
Antibiotics are medicines that cure infections. They have no effect on viruses.
Why are antibiotics not prescribed for viral diseases such as common cold?
Antibiotics only kill bacteria, they cannot be used effectively to treat a flu virus infection. Antibiotics don't affect viruses. Sometimes people with the flu develop secondary bacterial infections and then antibiotics may be given to treat or prevent this complication.
Why are antibiotics helpful for treating the common cold?
No antibiotic has ever helped to cure the cold. Cold or common cold is caused by virus infection. Antibiotics should not be used to treat the cold. That should be taken as crime against humanity to use antibiotics to treat the cold.
