Why bacterial inefections are easy to control in comparison of viral infection ?

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Bacterial infections can be treated by antibiotics as they slow down and stop the multiplication of bacteria by killing them. In case of virus, they live inside the living cell; they mutate and change their genetic makeup. So, it is difficult to kill virus.

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