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No because antibiotics are ineffective when it comes to viruses. Viruses don't respond to them. sometimes it can help stop what pain your in, but it doesn't go away.
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What are Pathogens that cannot be treated by antibiotics?
Antibiotics will not work in viruses.
What type of infections can be treated with antibiotics?
Bacteria
Why isn't flu treated with antibiotics?
Antibiotics are useful against bacteria; they do not do anything about viruses.
Does antibiotics cure bacteria?
Bacteria are treated with antibiotics and viruses are treated with antiviral medications.
Can antibiotics be used for bacteria or viruses?
Bacteria. Antibiotics kill bacteria. Bacterial pneumonia is treated with antibiotics. Antibiotics have no effect on viruses. There are several different treatments for some kinds of viral pneumonia -- such as pneumonia caused by any kind of influenza virus. Other kinds of viral pneumonia have no known cure.
Which is easier to cure viruses or bacteria?
actually, curing bacteria is easier than viruses because they can be treated by antibiotics while viruses cant and its result of viruses don't have stable and similar morph
Do antibiotics kills viruses?
No, antibiotics DO NOT kill viruses.
What happens to viruses when you take antibiotics?
Viruses are Not killed with antibiotics need antivirus antibiotics
Why can't viruses be treated with antibioticts?
Antibiotics work in ways that would not effect a virus. For example some antibiotics work on the cell wall of the organism. Others block protein synthesis by binding ribosomes. Viruses are merely nucleic acid (RNA and or DNA) and protein. That means antibiotics are ineffective on viruses.
What diseases are treated with antibiotics?
Antibiotics treat (and sometimes prevent) bacterial infections. They are not effective against infections caused by any other microscopic pathogens (such as viruses and fungi).
Why are antibiotics unhelpful for fighting a common cold?
B. Colds are caused by viruses, and antibiotics only kill bacteria
How are bacterial and fungal infections treated?
They are treated with antibiotics. <-----------Fungal infections are NOT treated with antibiotics. Antibiotics only kill bacteria.
