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Why does the word antibiotic suggest that these medications would be ineffective against viruses?
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Why does the word antibiotic suggest that these medications would be ineffective against viruses?

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virus's don't have cells, instead, they live in the cells of other living things. Antibiotics only work against bacteria because bacteria have cells, and the antibiotic works to break down the cell walls of the bacteria.
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