Question

why antibiotics do not work against viral infections?

Answer 1

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Antibiotics cannot be used to work against viral infections because antibiotics used to target various cellular processes in the body. As we know that viruses in the body don’t have cellular mechanisms so antibiotics are not effective against viruses.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Antibiotics are effective in controlling microbes as they obstruct the metabolism of microbes. Antibiotics block the biosynthetic pathways of the microbes. However, viruses have very few biochemical mechanisms of their own and utilise the biosynthetic pathways of the host. Hence, viruses are not affected by antibiotics.

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