Why antibiotics effective against bacteria but not against viruses?
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Viruses insert their genetic material into a human cell's DNA in order to reproduce. 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.
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Answer:Because viruses can mutate
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Viruses can mutate(adapt). And can form protection against the antibiotics. While bacteria remain the same. Hope it helps you. Mark me as brainliest
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