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Force And Laws Of Motion

Question
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Antibiotics are effective in case of bacteria but do not affect viruses. Why?

Solution

Antibiotics commonly work by blocking the biochemical pathways important for bacteria. Thus these inhibit the growth of bacteria , hamper their metabolism and kill them.

Antibiotics do not work on viruses because viruses do not use the biochemical path thus the antibiotics have no effect on viruses.