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Why is antibiotics given for bacteria and not virus infection?
Simply because antibiotics only kill bacteria, and not viruses. There are no medications to kill viruses, your body has to fight the virus off on its own. There are some antiviral medications, but they do not kill the virus, they only prevent its growth, and only for very specific strains of very specific viruses.
How do human diseases caused by bacteria and disease caused by viruses react to antibiotics?
Viruses ALL ignore antibiotics, Bacterial infections vary in their response depending on the sensitivity of the bacteria to the specific antibiotic.
How antibiotics predispose animal for disease?
Antibiotics not only kill bad bacteria, they kill good bacteria, antibotics cannot know the difference, killing the good bacteria hurts the immune system.
How are bacterial and fungal infections treated?
They are treated with antibiotics. <-----------Fungal infections are NOT treated with antibiotics. Antibiotics only kill bacteria.
Why can antibiotics treat flu-like symptoms caused by bacteria but are ineffective against flu?
Because the way antibiotics treat those symptoms is by killing the bacteria that cause them. If the symptoms are caused by viruses, then antibiotics can't help since they are not made to be able to "kill" viruses, just bacteria. Flu viruses are not really living organisms like bacteria are. So viruses must be inactivated rather than killed. Antibiotics can neither kill nor inactivate viruses. They are created to be used to kill only specific bacteria, they do not kill every kind of bacteria, either. That is why there are so many different kinds of antibiotics. Antibiotics can treat flu-like symptoms caused by some bacteria, because the right antibiotics can kill bacteria. So although flu like symptoms are similar to those of the flu, they are caused by different microbes so are not cured in the same way.
Why are antibiotics unhelpful for fighting a common cold?
B. Colds are caused by viruses, and antibiotics only kill bacteria
Which type of microbe can be killed by an antibiotic?
Antibiotics can only kill bacteria. Not fungi or viruses.
Do Antibiotics only work on bacteria or virus?
Antibiotics only work on bacteria.
How do disease caused by bacteria and diseases caused by viruses by react to antibiotics?
Viruses ALL ignore antibiotics, Bacterial infections vary in their response depending on the sensitivity of the bacteria to the specific antibiotic.
Can azithromycin cure the flu?
No. Azithromycin is an antibiotic. Antibiotics only work to kill or control growth of bacteria. The flu is not caused by bacteria, so antibiotics are ineffective to treat it. Influenza is caused by viruses.
What pathogens does antibiotics kill?
Broad spectrum antibiotics do kill all bacteria. They are effective against gram- and gram + bacteria. They will even kill the normal "good" bacteria that your body has naturally inside of you, which may cause other infections later on. This kind of antibiotic is important in life threatening situations when identification if the bacteria can't be accomplished. Narrow spectrum antibiotics can only kill a limited range of bacteria. You would need to know what kind of bacteria you are dealing with if you use this kind. So, basicly not all antibiotics work to kill all bacteria only the broad spectrum ones, and these should be used with caution.
Can you treat vzv with antibiotics?
no, you can't, since vsv is caused by virus, there's no use of using antibiotics. Antibiotics only work to kill bacteria. So, antivirals are the best choice.
