Question

why are antibiotics not effective against cough and flue​

Answer 1

Antibiotics are not effective against cough and flu due to the following reasons:

Explanation:

• A flu or a cough can be viral or bacterial. Antibiotics do not work against viral strains hence if the cough and flu is caused due to a virus then antibiotic will not work.
• There are multiple strains of bacteria that cause cough and flu. Not all antibiotics work for all the strains.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Viruses can't reproduce on their own, like bacteria do, instead they attach themselves to healthy cells and reprogram those cells to make new viruses. It is because of all of these differences that antibiotics don't work on viruses.