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Why do anitbiotics work on viruses?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Antibiotics are not used to treat Viral Infections. The class of drugs for virus diseases are Anti-Virals. They work by either killing the Virus outright, or inhibiting there growth/reproduction.

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