BI-310
Antibiotics
Biology · Secondary 3 · Medium · Antibiotics
Why are antibiotics not effective in treating HIV infection?
- HIV mutates too slowly for antibiotics to work
- HIV is a virus and antibiotics only act on bacteria
- HIV hides inside red blood cells which antibiotics cannot reach
- HIV has a thick cell wall that antibiotics cannot penetrate
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