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Why are antibiotics not helpful for treating the common cold?

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The common cold is causes by a virus and antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections. Viruses are in the grey area regarding living things, they only meet some of the requirements of living things, therefore, the only way to treat a virus is to vaccinate beforehand or treat the symptoms until it passes.
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