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No. Antibiotics only treat bacteria - and each antibiotic has a different group of bacteria it can treat. Antivirals such as acyclovir, foscarnet, and ganciclovir treat some viruses, and others have no treatment other than supportive therapy: fluids, fever control, etc.
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Can antibiotics treat virus?
Antibiotics won't treat a virus.
Why don't you treat a virus with antibiotics?
antibiotics are only affective against bacteria, and a virus is different then bacteria
How long for amoxycillan to treat virus?
Amoxicillin cannot treat a virus. Amoxicillin is an antibiotic. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections, not 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.
Do antibiotics work better to treat bacteria or virus?
they don't work at all on viruses
What is wrong with people taking antibiotics to help the flu?
Antibiotics only treat bacterial infections. The flu is a virus. Thus it has no effect against it.
Can polio be treat with antibiotics and why?
NO! poliomyelitis is caused by a virus (poliovirus). antibiotics are only effective against bacteria. *A doctor may prescribe antibiotics as supportive care but the antibiotics are not treating the polio directly.
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.
Does Antibiotics kill viruses?
No, they do not. They only treat bacterial infections.
Can antibiotics prevent HIV?
because HIV is a virus and antibiotics treat bacterial infections.
Will antibiotics help you recover from the flu quicker?
The flu is caused by a virus (viruses). Antibiotics ONLY treat bacterial infections. Therefore, an antibiotic will do absolutely nothing for a person with the flu.
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.
