EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Viruses are germs different from bacteria. They cause infections, such as colds and flu. However, antibiotics do not treat infections caused by viruses.

Detailed explanation-2: -When Antibiotics Aren’t Needed. Antibiotics DO NOT work on viruses, such as those that cause colds, flu, or COVID-19. Antibiotics also are not needed for many sinus infections and some ear infections. When antibiotics aren’t needed, they won’t help you, and the side effects could still cause harm.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why don’t antibiotics work on viruses? Viruses are different to bacteria; they have a different structure and a different way of surviving. Viruses don’t have cell walls that can be attacked by antibiotics; instead they are surrounded by a protective protein coat.

Detailed explanation-4: -Antibiotics cannot kill viruses because viruses have different structures and replicate in a different way than bacteria. Antibiotics are produced by microorganisms to kill or control the growth of other microorganisms by blocking specific metabolic pathways within the cell.

Detailed explanation-5: -Your body doesn’t become resistant to the antibiotic. False. Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria change, causing an antibiotic that was typically used to treat it to become ineffective. Your body doesn’t become resistant to the antibiotic.