It is recommended that we should not take an antibiotic for a viral infection like a cold, a cough, or flu. Class 8

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It is recommended that we should not take an antibiotic for a viral infection like a cold, a cough, or flu. Class 8

It is recommended that we should not take an antibiotic for a viral infection like a cold, a cough, or flu. Can you provide the possible reason for this recommendation? Class 8

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Antibiotics only work against bacteria, not viruses. Diseases like the common cold, cough, or flu are caused by viruses, so antibiotics will not cure them and taking them for viral infections won't help and can even cause harm by making bacteria resistant.

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