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Question
It is recommended that we should not take an antibiotic for a viral infection like a cold, a cough, or flu. Can you provide the possible reason for this recommendation?
๐ Concept: Treatment of Diseases
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Answer
Antibiotics kill bacteria, not viruses, so they cannot cure a cold or flu.
Explanation
- Cold, cough, and flu are caused by viruses, not bacteria.
- Antibiotics work only against bacterial cells.
- Using them for viral infections does not help and wastes medicine.
- It also leads to antibiotic resistance, making medicines less useful later.
Antibiotics are useless against viruses and misuse causes resistance.
