BI-283
Antibiotics
Biology · Secondary 3 · Medium · Antibiotics
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria and can be treated with antibiotics. Why are antibiotics generally ineffective against influenza viruses?
- Viruses do not have cell walls or ribosomes for antibiotics to act on.
- Viruses are too small for antibiotics to reach them.
- Antibiotics only work at temperatures higher than body temperature.
- Viruses contain no genetic material for antibiotics to destroy.
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