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Which can be cured virus or bacteria?
Antibiotics can cure almost all bacterial infections. There are a few drugs that can treat viral infections. Many viral infections can be prevented by vaccinations. Many viral infections do not have a cure.
What types of illnesses do antibiotics cure?
Antibiotics only cure bacterial infections. Antibiotics will not cure a viral infection.
What is one property of one virus that makes it difficult to cure viral infections?
Viruses are nonliving and that fact makes it hard for us to come up with antivirals.
Can you use amoxicillin for bacterial infections?
Yes, they can cure bacterial infections but they cannot cure viruses. :)
Is there an antibiotic for yellow fever?
There is no single pill to cure typhoid and yellow fever. You have a pill to cure typhoid but no pill to cure the yellow fever. Yellow fever is a viral infection and there is no specific pill for the same.
Which cell will respond whether you have viral infection or bacterial infection?
bacterial..you can't really cure viral infections, only bacterial infections..hence anti-bacterial as antibiotics for a bacterial infection
Which makes viral infections difficult to defeat?
The immune system must attack the bodys own cells
Can azithromycin cure a sinus infection?
Most sinus infections are viral, and most sinus infections to not respond to antibiotics. Contact your health care provider for advice specific to your situation.
What is the cure for chickenpox measles and polio?
Chickenpox, measles, and polio are viral infections don't have medications that cure at this time. If someone gets one of these infections, they get supportive care to help with symptoms until the immune system works to resolve the infection.
What antibiotic is commonly used to treat viral infections?
There are no antibiotics that are effective against viruses. In fact, they should never be used unless a secondary bacterial infection is present and this is best determined by culturing the drainage, whether it is from the nose, throat, blood, or sputum. Because some Dr.'s have overprescribed antibiotics, many of the common bacteria have developed resistance.
Description of viral v bactenial infection?
Viral infections have not been cured. Bacterial infections usually can be.
Are all bacterial infections non contagious and viral infections contagious?
Both bacterial infections and viral infections can be contagious or not contagious. Some viral infections are not spread from human to human or are only rarely spread that way. TB is a contagious bacterial infection.
