Question

Answer and explain your answer: antibiotics can treat bacteria or virus causing illnesses?

Answer 1

Answer:

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.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: Antibiotics treat only bacteria.

Explanation:

Antibiotics are used for the treatment of diseases that are caused by bacteria only. They can't be used for treatment of illnesses caused by viruses.