Question

Why are antibiotics not effective for viral diseases?

Answer 1

Antibiotics:

1. Antibiotics are useless against viral infections because viruses are so simple that they use their host cells to perform their activities.
2. Antibiotics damage the cell wall of living organisms leading to their death.
3. The viruses do not have a cell wall.
4. Antibiotics are produced by bacteria and fungi that treat bacterial infections, not viral infections because viruses use host cells to perform their activities. So, they cannot kill viruses.