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Common cold is not cured by antibiotics because it is

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Caused by gram positive bacterium

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Not an infectious disease

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Caused by virus

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Caused by gram negative bacterium

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Solution

The correct option is C Caused by virus
Common cold is caused by viruses and they reside inside host cell and take over the host machinery. Since they reside inside the host cell it is difficult to make antibiotics against them hence antibiotics cannot cure common cold.

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