Explain why antibiotics do not work against flu or any infection caused by viruses.

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Viruses cannot be killed by using antibiotics as their cellular processes are different from that of bacteria. It means taking antibiotics to get rid of flu or any other viral infection is useless, because it does not reduce the strength of the virus, nor does it reduce the duration of the infection.

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