Question

distinguish between vaccine and antibiotic

Answer 1

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- Difference between vaccines, antivirals and antibiotics. Influenza vaccines prevent or mitigate infections. They are designed to induce a protective immune response in the body against the viruses represented in the vaccine. ... Viral diseases, like influenza, can therefore not be treated with antibiotics.

Answer 2

Antibiotics and Vaccines are both used to fight germs but they work in different ways. While vaccines are used to prevent disease, antibiotics are used to treat diseases that have. already occurred.

Major differences between antibiotics and vaccines are :

An antibiotic is a compound or a substance that inhibits or kills the growth of bacteria while vaccine is a preparation that improves the immunity to a particular disease.

A vaccine prevents diseases like polio, small pox, chicken pox, etc. which are caused by a virus. An antibiotic heals infection caused by bacteria.

Antibiotics are available in different forms like tablets, capsules, drops or ointments. Vaccines can be given orally or through injection.

Vaccines are preventive method that is taken before getting infected. Antibiotics are taken after getting infected.