What effect does an antibiotic have on a viral disease?

Answer 1

Antibiotics don't help against viral diseases, so you shouldn't take them for colds and flus. Antibiotics only help against bacterial diseases, and even then you shouldn't take them w/o knowing which strain of bacteria is it that you have been infected with.

Answer 2

Because antibiotics kill infections and viruses are not infections.

Antibiotics have no effect when applied to viruses because antibiotics only effect on infections caused by bacteria (bacterium-single form). Viruses have their own "anti-virus" medicines, too. xD

Answer 3

Antibiotics have a very special purpose when it comes to dealing with viruses. Antibiotics are meant to fight off viruses.

Answer 4

Don't affect virues and stop the growth of bacteria

Answer 5

attacks only bacteria most of the time not viruses

Answer 6

None whatsoever! Antibiotics are only effective for bacterial infection and will do nothing to a virus.

Answer 7

Antibiotics have no effect on viruses, whatsoever.

Answer 8

If i take 600mg of antibiotics a shot. and I have a uti will it go away

Answer 9

None, it only effects bacteria