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What is the difference between a virus and a bacterium?
Why do doctors prescribe antibiotics for bacterial infections like strep throat, but not for viral infections like the common cold?
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MedInfo
asked 1mo ago · 10 rep
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Bacteria are single-celled living organisms that can reproduce independently; antibiotics kill them by destroying their cell walls. Viruses are tiny genetic packages (DNA/RNA) that cannot survive without invading a host cell; antibiotics have absolutely no effect on them.
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DrHealth
answered 1mo ago