An antibiotic is a type of medication that cures infectious diseases. why does the word antibiotic suggest that these medications would be ineffective against viruses?

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Sankha Rathnayake · Answer 1 · 2019-08-03T15:59:15+0000

The word bio in the word antibiotic suggests that antibiotics kill living things. Viruses have genetic information, but they don’t have cells. They don’t fully meet the definition of being alive.

An antibiotic is a type of medication that cures infectious diseases. why does the word antibiotic suggest that these medications would be ineffective against viruses?

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