Question

Why are antibiotics not effective for viral disease?

Answer 1

Answer:

Antibiotics are not effective for viral diseases as the virus uses the host organisms machinery to grow and divide. Therefore it becomes more difficult to achieve the virus without affecting the host.

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Answer 2

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• Viruses are different to bacteria; they have a different structure and a different way of surviving.

• Viruses don't have cell walls that can be attacked by antibiotics; instead they are surrounded by a protective protein coat.