Why are antibiotics not used on viral infections?

Answer 1

Antibiotics damage the cell wall of living organism leading to its death. The viruses do not have a cell wall. Antibiotics are produced by bacteria and fungi that treat bacterial infections, not viral infections because viruses use host cells to perform their activities. So, they cannot kill viruses. That's why antibiotics are not effective for viral diseases.

Answer 2

Antibiotics are not used to cure viral diseases because they cannot kill or weaken viruses.

Antibiotics work by killing or weakening bacteria (by inhibiting metabolic activity, destroying cell walls, etc.) and leaving your own cells alone

Viruses are essentially traveling genetic material that get inside your body cells and use the cell machinery to make more virus DNA so more cells can be infected. Since antibiotics work by leaving your own cells alone (and viruses like to be inside your cells), antibiotics cannot be used against them.

Antiviral medications, which are different than antibiotics, are sometimes used to treat viral infections by preventing them from replicating, etc.

Answer 3

Antibiotics are ineffective in this case because they fight bacteria, not viruses. Taking antibiotics for a viral infection can lead to an antibiotic resistant infection that is harder to treat, as well as other harmful side effects. The rate of drug resistant infections is on the rise in hospitals, so please resist the urge!

Answer 4

Antibiotics kill bacteria but not viruses.

Answer 5

Because Viruses are not bacteria. Antibiotics are only effective against bacteria.

Antivirals target viruses.

Answer 6

antibiotics are not used as they are ineffective against viruses. A virus invades a host cell while bacteria locate themselves on or in the body and can be targeted and killed.

Answer 7

doesn't affect viruses

Answer 8

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