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Can you use amoxicillin for bacterial infections?
Yes, they can cure bacterial infections but they cannot cure viruses. :)
Can urgent care clinics give antibiotics?
Urgent care centers do have either doctors or nurse practitioners that can prescribe antibiotics but you may be asking a question about antibiotics for viral infections. Antibiotics for viral infections don't work. They are only given if a secondary infection is expected
Why are anti biotics are unhelpful for treating a common cold?
Because antibiotics treat bacterial infections not viral. There are some viral colds like the flu in which antibiotics will work.
Antibiotics are used to treat viral infections like the flu True or False?
Antibiotics kill bacteria. Antivirals kill viruses. However, a patient with a viral infection might sometimes be given antibiotics to reduce the work the patient's defenses have to do or to stop opportunistic infections.
What types of foreign invaders do antibiotics attack?
Harmful bacteria. Antibiotics only work on bacteria infections, any viral infection it won't.
Why are antibiotics ineffective in treating viral infections?
Antibiotics are ineffective (while not always) in treating viral (virus) infections because of how the medications take effect. Antibiotics work by changing the body's PH to kill off bacteria. Virus's have to have a host to live and therefore can adapt to the changed in the body. So successfully kill viruses, one has to destroy the DNA within it.
Can azithromycin prescribed for bronchitis also cure a UTI at the same time?
Most cases of bronchitis are caused by a viral infection. Since antibiotics, such as amoxil, do not affect viral infections, they do not help treat them. Risk factors for bacterial bronchitis include a history of emphysema or chronic bronchitis, an immunocompromised condition (AIDS, on chronic steroids or chemotherapy), or a prior viral illness (such as bronchitis) that gets better and then gets worse acutely.
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 should penicillin never be used to treat viral diseases?
Some infections are caused by germs called bacteria. These bacterial infections respond to antibiotics-if the right one is used. Virus are germs that do not respond to antibiotics. Antibiotics work in many different ways to destroy bacteria. But viruses are usually to small and work inside cells therefore antiotics don't work.
What types of infectious diseases do antibiotics cure?
Antibiotics only work against bacterial infections. They do not work for Viral infections. If you stop taking your antibiotics before the prescription is over, there are serious consequences such as, •Current antibiotics no longer work •Longer lasting illness •More doctor visits or extended hospital stays •May need more expensive drugs and toxic medications •Possibility of death
Can AIDS be cured with antibiotics.?
No it can not.
Why do anitbiotics work on viruses?
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.
