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Why should the doctor not prescribe antibiotics for you if you have a viral infection?
Because antibiotic kills bacteria not viruses...so these are useless in viral infection..
Which of these measures will not help a viral infection?
Antibiotics
What doesn't help a viral infection?
antibiotics
Does treating a viral infection with antibiotics affect the course of the infection?
Antibiotics do nothing to treat a viral infection. However, in some cases a physician thinks a patient needs a bacterial infection treated in order to throw off a viral infection.
What types of illnesses do antibiotics cure?
Antibiotics only cure bacterial infections. Antibiotics will not cure a viral infection.
Why is organism identification important?
So it can be properly treated; for example, if you think someone has a bacterial infection, you would treat that person with antibiotics. If that person actually has a viral infection, they should be receiving anti-virals, not antibiotics. Antibiotics have not affect on viruses.
What antibiotics treats viral infection?
Anti biotics will not cure a virus .
Do cows have antibiotiques?
No. Antibiotics are given to them only when they are ill with a bacterial or viral infection. Cows have antibodies and immunoglobins, but not antibiotics.
Are antibiotics used to combat viral disease?
No, antibiotics are made for bacteria. A virus is something else all together. However, it is not uncommon for someone to be sick with a viral infection, such as the flu, and then get sick with a bacterial infection immediately after due to their immune system being stressed. In those cases, antibiotics may be given.
Medication for basal pneumonia?
Antibiotics are given, even though the infection is viral, to prevent infection while the body heals.
Why could not take an antibiotic for a viral infection?
Antibiotics only work against BACTERIAL infections. A VIRAL infection is not a BACTERIAL infection. A bacteria is a small complex living cell - antibiotics kill bacteria A virus is a simple strand of DNA in a protein coat - antibiotics have no effect on viruses.
Why do doctors prescibe antibiotics for viral infections when antibiotics are supposed to be for bacterial infections?
Sometimes doctors will prescribe them to either prevent or treat a secondary infection. Some examples are lung or ear infections that may develop as a result of an initial viral infection.
