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HALP MAH /fit/. why are antibiotics not given to patients infected with a virus?
>> well fuck your shit !SvVHiVQG4I
They aren't!
>> well fuck your shit !SvVHiVQG4I
Oh wait, I misread the question as: "why are antibiotics given to patients with a virus?"

They aren't because they wouldn't do jack shit. Do I seriously have to fucking explain how different antibiotics work, what bacteria is, and how it's different from a virus?
>> Anonymous
>>349753
Anti-biotics typically function by... you know what fuck you, this is clearly a troll. Virus' aren't alive, if that helps you figure this shit out, but mostly just fuck you.
>> Anonymous
Oddly enough, I think this has to be the dumbest thread on the board at the moment.
>> Anonymous
because viruses aren't bacteria, retard
>> Anonymous
TROLLED BITCHES.
>> well fuck your shit !SvVHiVQG4I
>>349753
Dear fucking god, fine, I'll write your essay for you.

First off, different antibiotics function in different ways against different bacteria. This is why there are so many. For example though, let's consider penicillin. Penicillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic (the broadest class of antibiotics), which work by preventing certain kinds of bacteria from generating a vital part of their cell wall. Without this, the bacteria die. A bacterium is a complete single-cell microorganism, and it generally will reproduce by a process called binary fission (basically it copies its own DNA and splits in two).

A virus is completely different. It's essentially just genetic material and sometimes sometimes some enzymes stored in a capsule made of protein. They attach to host cells, release their genetic material, and reproduce using functions of the host cell.

To sum it up, the way antibiotics work is generally by disrupting a process in the life cycle of the bacteria. Since viruses aren't alive, they have no life cycle to disrupt.
>> Anonymous
>>349746

BECAUSE VIRUSES ARE TEH ROBAWTS FROM SPAISE
>> Anonymous
>>349774
wow... if you werent tripfag i wouldve said thank you
>> Anonymous
inb4 highschooler doing his biology homework

>>349774
OH WAIT

srsly /fit/
>> well fuck your shit !SvVHiVQG4I
>>349815
Well you can fuck yourself, you worthless piece of shit.
>> Anonymous
>>349815
ha wow you should fucking kill yourself
>> Anonymous ­
The virus will mutate and make you sicker...

and don't show me that pic, my nose hurts now.
>> Anonymous ­
>>349864
O SHI- I FELL FOR A TROLL!
>> Anonymous
>>349864
lol
>> Anonymous
antibiotics = anti-bacteria, they only work on bacterial infections