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Why cant antibiotics be used to to treat hiv or aids?
Antibiotics are only effective against bacteria, not viruses, and HIV is a virus.
How do prevent HIV?
You can prevent HIV by using condoms and tell your partner to go see a Clinic and take the HIV -antibody test.
Why disease cause by virus cannot be treated with antibiotics?
antibiotics have a purpose to kill only bacteria.Only for few viral diseases drugs have been found.Virus cannot be killed by antibiotics but when there is a viral attack our immune system is severely comprimised hence we take antibiotics to prevent any bacterial diseases these include hiv aids and flu
Can vacciens prevent hepatitis c and hiv?
ANSWER: Currently, there are NO vaccines that can prevent HIV or the HIV virus, but there AREvaccines that can prevent Hep. C.I hope this will help answer your question!
How many chances to get HIV if you circumcise?
Circumcision does NOT prevent HIV and AIDS.
What do antibiotics prevent?
biotics
Antibiotics are used to treat what?
Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. Antibiotics cannot treat viral infections such as HPV, herpes and HIV.
What stds Connot be treated with antibiotics?
Only bacterial infections (STIs) can be treated with antibiotics (these STIs are Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and Trich). The STIs that can't be treated with antibiotics, which are caused by a virus, are Herpes, HPV, and HIV.Genital WartsHerpesAIDS(all the Viral ones)Viral STDs cannot be effectively treated with antibiotics. The four viral STDs are Hepatitis, HPV, HIV and Herpes.Only bacterial STDs can be treated with antibiotics.All viral STDs are untreatable by antibiotics. They include (but are not limited to): herpes, hepatitis, HPV (human papilloma virus, known to cause cancer and genital warts) and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus, known to cause AIDS).Viral diseases are sometimes treatable with antiviral drugs. HIV is an example: a programme of drugs called post-exposure prophylaxis can prevent infection if the person starts within 72 hours of coming into contact with HIV. Once someone is infected, HIV can never be removed, however a programme of drugs can stop the person getting AIDS.Other STDs like crabs and scabies can be treated but not with antibiotics.
How can you prevent catching HIV?
pray
How does the HIV vaccine help to prevent chickenpox?
There is no commercially available HIV vaccine as of 2014.
Can hiv be transmitted if you cure?
There is no cure for HIV. If there were a cure, that would also prevent transmission.
Why cant antibiotics be used to treat diseases like flu or HIV?
Antibiotics are used for bacteria, HIV and FLU are a type of viris, not a bacteriumyou would have to use anti-viral tablets but they are not very effective because they can destroy your cells (viruses reproduce inside cells)Antibiotics generally work by destroying the cell walls of bacteria. The flu is caused by a virus, which is not a cell and does not have a cell wall. Antibiotics cannot be used against viral diseases.
