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How do you treat diseases caused by bacteria?
With antibiotics.
What are antiviral drugs used to treat?
Antivirals are used to treat infections caused by viruses.
Is there such a thing as an antiviral infection?
No, there is no such thing as an "antiviral infection." Antivirals are medications designed to treat infections caused by viruses, not to cause infections themselves. However, the term might be confused with viral infections, which are diseases caused by viral agents. Antivirals work by inhibiting the replication of viruses in the body.
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.
Have you ever used fungicidal soap to treat plant diseases?
Yes, fungicidal soap can be used to treat plant diseases caused by fungi.
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.
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.
Antibiotics are used to treat infectious diseases caused by what?
strep throat
What is used to treat bacterial infections but cannot prevent viral diseases?
Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections by targeting the bacteria's structure or function. However, antibiotics are not effective against viruses because viruses are different from bacteria in structure and how they replicate. This is why antibiotics cannot prevent or treat viral diseases.
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.
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.
