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Do antibiotics affect bacteria or viruses?
bacteria
Why do antibiotics do not help teat viral infections?
Antibiotics treat bacterial infections, they have no affect on viruses. Vaccinations treat viruses.
Why don't antibiotics cure colds?
Antibiotics only affect bacteria and colds are caused by viruses.
Why would antibiotics not help if you had a flu?
Influenza is a viral disease and antibiotics do not affect viruses, only bacteria.
Why do orgamisms produce antibiotics?
so they dont get effected by the bacteria, viruses, or inflvenwanza
Do antibiotics kills viruses?
No, antibiotics DO NOT kill viruses.
What happens to viruses when you take antibiotics?
Viruses are Not killed with antibiotics need antivirus antibiotics
Why can't viruses be treated with antibioticts?
Antibiotics work in ways that would not effect a virus. For example some antibiotics work on the cell wall of the organism. Others block protein synthesis by binding ribosomes. Viruses are merely nucleic acid (RNA and or DNA) and protein. That means antibiotics are ineffective on viruses.
Why anitbiotics will not help you to get over a bout of flu?
Since the flu is a severe upper respiratory infection caused by a virus, antibiotics cannot affect them as viruses are not living and antibiotics only affect living microbes.
Why are antibiotics unhelpful for fighting a common cold?
B. Colds are caused by viruses, and antibiotics only kill bacteria
Are viruses treated with antibiotics?
No because antibiotics are ineffective when it comes to viruses. Viruses don't respond to them. sometimes it can help stop what pain your in, but it doesn't go away.
What are Pathogens that cannot be treated by antibiotics?
Antibiotics will not work in viruses.
