Do antibiotics cure a common cold?

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Antibiotics:
Antibiotics are used for the treatment of bacterial infections.
Viral infections are treated by providing antiviral drugs to patients.
The common cold is a viral disease caused by Rhinoviruses.
So, antibiotics cannot cure a common cold.

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