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The prime function of the antibiotic is to kill the bacteria. Antibiotics work in two ways. It either kills the bacteria or it prevents it. Bacteria usually multiply in the body and they have single cell. Antibiotics does not attack the cell in the body, it only attacks the virus or bacteria and destroys it.
An antibiotic has the capability of changing glucose into energy. It also forms a wall to prevent the virus from getting in. Different antibiotics have different method of working depending on the bacteria. Antibiotics specifically aims and attacks the bacteria. Hence the patient is always safe. Antibiotics also avoid the bacteria from multiplying. Antibiotics are safe to humans and animals but they do have side effects at times on some people. It is always advisable to consult your doctor before taking any kind of antibiotics.
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∙ 12y agoAntibiotics work by accumulating white blood cells to work together then fight
off the infection. the antibiotic increases the number of white blood cells for them to regroup. BUT, antibiotics will not work on viruses.
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∙ 14y agoAntibiotics kill bacteria, or prevent them from multiplying, by interfering with their metabolic functions.
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∙ 14y agoantibiotics prohibit bacterial growth and reproduction
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∙ 11y agoThey help what is called " T cells" which kill the bacteria in your body.
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∙ 13y agoAntibiotics work by interfering with the proteins in bacteria and disrupting the metabolic processes within the germ.
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What are used to fight bacterial infections?
Antibiotics
Why antibiotics could not kill the virus?
Antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections not viral infections.
What kind of infections do antibiotics fight?
Antibiotics fight bacterial infections, antibiotics do not fight all bacterial infections however, they generally fight one of two types of bacteria (gram negative and gram positive). Antibiotics have no effect on viral infections or parasites, but they are sometimes prescribed with a viral infection to prevent a bacterial superinfection - when you get a bacterial infection because your immune system was weakened by the viral infection first. Antibiotics have saved more lives than those lost in any war but overusing them or not finishing a course can lead to the evolution of resistant bacteria which can no longer be killed by antibiotics.
Is antibiotics a depressant?
No. Antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections, and do not affect your state of mental health.
Why don't antibiotics affect virus?
Because antibiotics are designed to fight bacterial infections, whereas antivirals are used to combat viral infections.
Can you use amoxicillin for bacterial infections?
Yes, they can cure bacterial infections but they cannot cure viruses. :)
Can control bacterial infections?
Antibiotics
What antibiotics are good for bacterial infections?
vancomycin
Can antibiotics treat bacterial infections?
yes
How are bacterial and fungal infections treated?
They are treated with antibiotics. <-----------Fungal infections are NOT treated with antibiotics. Antibiotics only kill bacteria.
Are pain medications considered antibiotics?
No. Pain medications do not have any antibiotic properties. Antibiotics fight bacterial infections, Pain medications work on nerve pathways.
What can antibiotics also cure?
Antibiotics can cure all types of bacterial infections.
