Question

Why Antibiotics are used for bacterial disease not for viruses ?

Answer 1

Antibiotics cannot kill viruses because bacteria and viruses have different mechanisms and machinery to survive and replicate. The antibiotic has no “target” to attack in a virus. However, antiviral medications and vaccines are specific for viruses

Answer 2

1. Antibiotic blocks the biochemical pathways which is important for bacteria example :- penicillin

2.Many bacteria make cell wall to protect themselve

3. The antibiotic penicillin blocks the blocks the bacterial process that build cell wall

4. As a result, the growing bacteria become unable to make cell wall and die easily

5. therefore antibiotic works against the bacteria and not against viruses

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