why an antibiotic is not effective in the common cold
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antibiotics fight against bacteria related illness only,but common cold is caused by viruses. so antibiotics are not effective for common cold
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⇒ Antibiotics are commonly use to block biochemical pathways which is important for bacteria.
⇒ Many Bacteria make cell wall to protect themselves.
⇒ The antibiotic penicillin blocks the bacterial processes that build the cell wall.
⇒ As a result, The growing bacteria are unable to make cell wall and die easily.
⇒ But viruses do not use this path ways therefore antibiotic do not work against viral infection.
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