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This is because viruses multiply rapidly . Faster than any other micro-organism . Also, viruses need a host to live .They are non living when not on a host . To estimate their characteristics is hard because they are living and non living .
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Jack Born
Jack Born
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∙ 13y agoBecause they are very small, you can only treat the symptoms. You cant kill it without killing the host (the person who has the virus).
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How do you treat diseases caused by bacteria?
With antibiotics.
What diseases are treated with antibiotics?
Antibiotics treat (and sometimes prevent) bacterial infections. They are not effective against infections caused by any other microscopic pathogens (such as viruses and fungi).
What are antiviral drugs used to treat?
Antivirals are used to treat infections caused by viruses.
Can norilet be use t treat sexuntly transmitted diseases?
Norilet, or Noroxafin, is an antibiotic taken by mouth. It is effective on some of the sexually-transmitted diseases - the ones caused by bacteria. Many sexually-transmitted diseases are not bacterial, but rather are caused by viruses or funguses and other microbes. Norilet, or any antibiotic, is useless against these types of infections.
What are antiprotozoal drugs used to treat?
Antiprotozoal drugs are used to treat a variety of diseases caused by protozoa.
What type of meningitis is the most difficult to treat?
The most serious and difficult-to-treat types of meningitis tend to be those caused by bacteria.
Antibiotics are used to treat infectious diseases caused by what?
strep throat
Why are antibiotics not prescribed for viral diseases such as common cold?
Antibiotics only kill bacteria, they cannot be used effectively to treat a flu virus infection. Antibiotics don't affect viruses. Sometimes people with the flu develop secondary bacterial infections and then antibiotics may be given to treat or prevent this complication.
What diseases can be treated by antibiotics?
Tuberculosis Parasitic Diseases Streptococal Diseases Gram- negative infections; although those are often difficult to treat
Why are viral infections more difficult to treat than bacterial infections?
That is a difficult one. It depends on the virus and the bacteria. Most viruses cause self-limiting diseases, that are treated with supportive measurements. Other viruses, such as Influenza, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes, and HIV, can be treated with specific drugs. There are different drugs that treat different types of bacteria, with more or less success. But remember that viruses and bacteria are live organisms, and they can and do develop resistance to the drugs that kill them. Even more, bacteria can even pass on the learned resistance to other bacteria.
A special group of chemical substances that are used to treat diseases caused by microbes?
antimicrobial agents
Why it is difficult to treat viral disease?
It is difficult to treat viral disease because antibiotics do not work against viral diseases and also antiviral can be given but they are no really used because of adverse side effects.
