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Why cant antibiotics be used to to treat hiv or aids?
Antibiotics are only effective against bacteria, not viruses, and HIV is a virus.
Why cant anti-biotics be used on flu or hiv?
Penicillin is an antibiotic; it fights bacteria. Flu and HIV are viruses, and antibiotics will not help a viral infection. Penicillin is effective against some types of bacteria. It has no action against viral infections like influenza (the flu) and HIV.
Why are antibiotics not used on viral infections?
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.
What are antibiotics and what are they used for?
Antibiotics are medicines that cure infections. They have no effect on viruses.
What are advantages and disadvantage of using antibiotics?
Well, antibiotics can defend against bacteria some parasites and some fungi. They can't immunise your body against viruses because they evolve too quickly. That's why there is no antibiotics for the common cold. Also, if you use too many antibiotics, the cells you are trying to defend against will effectively get used to the antibiotics and will find a way to defeat them. The antibiotics will be useless.
Why cant antibiotics be used to treat diseases like flu or HIV?
Antibiotics are used for bacteria, HIV and FLU are a type of viris, not a bacteriumyou would have to use anti-viral tablets but they are not very effective because they can destroy your cells (viruses reproduce inside cells)Antibiotics generally work by destroying the cell walls of bacteria. The flu is caused by a virus, which is not a cell and does not have a cell wall. Antibiotics cannot be used against viral diseases.
Do antibiotics help in curing mumps?
Mumps is caused by a virus. Viruses are not affected by antibiotics. The word antibiotic means against (anti-) life (bio-). Viruses are not living but are infectious particles. Some times antibiotics are used because there may be another infection caused by a bacteria involved at the same time.
Antibiotics can kill viruses?
No, antibiotics are only used for many different infections that are caused by bacteria overtaking the infected part(s) of the body. The antibiotic will target the bacteria and either kill or disable it which then enables your body to heal. If you leave an infection going for long enough without antibiotics; the bacteria could reach your bloodstream and infect major organs causing sever pain and eventually death.Viruses are not affected by antibiotics. The only defense against a virus is to receive a vaccination (a weak strain of the virus) for the particular strain enabling you body to create T-cells that stand guard and attack any real threat against your body.Some viruses there are no vaccines for (i.e. the common cold) so its up to your body to do the work but you can take over the counter cold/flu meds to help degrade the symptoms.No. You need an antiviral to treat viruses.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using?
Well, antibiotics can defend against bacteria some parasites and some fungi. They can't immunise your body against viruses because they evolve too quickly. That's why there is no antibiotics for the common cold. Also, if you use too many antibiotics, the cells you are trying to defend against will effectively get used to the antibiotics and will find a way to defeat them. The antibiotics will be useless.
Antibiotics cannot be used to cure diseases caused by?
viruses
Antibiotics are used to treat viruses.?
NO! Antibiotics have no effect at all on viruses and should never be used to treat viral infections and doing so accelerates the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
What type of medicine are used vaccine or antibiotic for the viruses?
Vaccines are used to prevent viral infections by stimulating the body's immune system to produce antibodies. Antibiotics, on the other hand, are not effective against viruses because they target bacteria.
