SCIENCE
VIRUS AND BACTERIA
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Question
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A virus can only be treated with a vaccine
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Antibiotics dont work because humans have built a resistance
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A virus is non-living, so it cannot be “cured”
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This is a false statement-antibiotics work to kill viruses
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Viruses and bacteria also have a different structure and a different way of surviving. Viruses are surrounded by a protective protein coating; they don’t have cell walls that can be attacked by antibiotics like bacteria does. It is because of this that antibiotics don’t work on viruses.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -If you take an antibiotic when you have a viral infection, the antibiotic attacks bacteria in your body. These are bacteria that are helpful or are not causing disease. This incorrect treatment can then promote antibiotic-resistant properties in harmless bacteria that can be shared with other bacteria.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.