Question

If you are diagnosed with a viral infection, such as the flu, would your doctor prescribe antibiotics for you? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

Thanks!!

Answer 4

Antibiotic works against bacterial infections. Viruses uses the host machinery in order to replicate inside the host cell. Thus antibiotics is ineffective against them.

Answer 5

are u getting my points ?

Answer 6

so they wouldn't because the flu would just worsen due to replication

Answer 7

thanks so much!

Answer 8

No, they wouldn't because antibiotics will not work against them because they don't have a cell of their own. They use our cells to do their jobs !

Answer 9

OK thanks so much!

Answer 10

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Answer 11

@Abhisar Antibiotics work well against nagging parents though...LOL This is sadly part of the reason antibiotic resistant bacteria have taken off, as you are well aware I am sure.