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NO!, because the virus is inside the cell and antibiotics only work on bacterial infections.
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Can shingles can be treated by antibiotics?
No. It's a virus. A recurrent one.
What is a sentence using the word virus?
A virus cannot be treated with antibiotics. My computer had a virus, so I had to reformat the hard-drive.
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).
Can antibiotics treat virus?
Antibiotics won't treat a virus.
What is chickenpox classified as?
Virus, as it cannot be treated with antibiotics or pencillin
What is measles bacteria or virus?
Measles is an infection of the respiratory tract that can be caused by both a bacteria and a virus. Most people think of the virus strain typically, as there is a vaccine for it, and people rarely need to be treated with antibiotics for the bacteria strain.
Which statement best describes why lyme disease can be treated with antibiotics while influenza cannot?
influenza is a virus and not bacteria, so antibiotics will have no effect. Lyme's disease is a bacteria so they do work
What skin disorder can be treated with antibiotics?
Any skin disease caused by Bacteria can be treated by antibiotics e.g.boils .Allergies can't be treated by antibiotics .
Why don't you treat a virus with antibiotics?
antibiotics are only affective against bacteria, and a virus is different then bacteria
What stds Connot be treated with antibiotics?
Only bacterial infections (STIs) can be treated with antibiotics (these STIs are Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and Trich). The STIs that can't be treated with antibiotics, which are caused by a virus, are Herpes, HPV, and HIV.Genital WartsHerpesAIDS(all the Viral ones)Viral STDs cannot be effectively treated with antibiotics. The four viral STDs are Hepatitis, HPV, HIV and Herpes.Only bacterial STDs can be treated with antibiotics.All viral STDs are untreatable by antibiotics. They include (but are not limited to): herpes, hepatitis, HPV (human papilloma virus, known to cause cancer and genital warts) and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus, known to cause AIDS).Viral diseases are sometimes treatable with antiviral drugs. HIV is an example: a programme of drugs called post-exposure prophylaxis can prevent infection if the person starts within 72 hours of coming into contact with HIV. Once someone is infected, HIV can never be removed, however a programme of drugs can stop the person getting AIDS.Other STDs like crabs and scabies can be treated but not with antibiotics.
What are Pathogens that cannot be treated by antibiotics?
Antibiotics will not work in viruses.
Why are antibiotics useless against Ebola?
Ebola is a virus, which is not affected by antibiotics.
