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yes last time i checked i read all viruses and flu's were bacterial!
No, influenza is viral and cannot be treated with antibiotics.
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Flu epidemic of 1918 more bacterial or a virus?
Flu is always caused a virus, not bacteria, so no flu epidemic will be due to a bacterial agent. This is true of the 1918 "Spanish Flu", it was caused by a virus.
Is bacteria a flu?
It can be viral or bacterial.
Is the avian flu viral or bacterial?
Spanish flu is viral.
Example for bacterial RNA viruses?
Flu and HIV
How is the flu different from bacterial infections?
It is caused by viruses not by bacteria.
Does azithromycin help with a severe cold or flu?
No. Antibiotics do not help viral infections such as the cold or flu. Antibiotics are specifically for helping with treatment of bacterial infections or for preventing bacterial infections and do nothing to an inanimate virus.
Could you make this sentence into 3rd person-Do not push to get an antibiotic prescribed for something that does not have a bacterial cause like a cold or the flu.?
They (he/she) should not push to get an antibiotic prescribed for something that does not have a bacterial cause like a cold or the flu.?
Should you take antibiotic's when you have the flu?
usually no, unless you have a secondary bacterial infection
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 do antibiotics have an effect on Swine Flu?
They do not have an effect on swine flu, but can be helpful if a secondary bacterial infection occurs with the flu or after the flu. Antibiotics have no effect on viruses. The flu is caused by viruses. Antibiotics are for treating infections by bacteria, not for treating infections by 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.
Is amoxicillin good for flu?
No, swine flu is a virus and amoxicillin is an antibiotic which means it only fights bacteria. The effects of Swine flu can lead to infections that may or may not require the use of an antibiotic like amoxilin. However the amoxilin does not fight the Swine flu virus it fights the infection that is caused by the original presence of the virus. Your immune system takes care of the virus.
