Why do antibiotics are affecting bacteria and not viruses ?

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Solution

Antibiotics are affecting bacteria only because it targets only cell wall which virus lacks. There are antiviral medicine available for viral diseases.

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Why antibiotics do not work on viruses?

Consider the given assertion and reason, choose the right option.

Assertion [A] : Antibiotics are produced by bacteria and fungi.

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