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Can a child get sick again, while he is taking antibiotics?
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Yes.: Viral illnesses are totally insensitive to antibiotics.
Answered 3/22/2017
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Certainly: The vast majority of infectious agents that attack kids are viruses. Antibiotics are only effective in killing bacteria, when the germ is susceptible, but they never kill or prevent viruses from starting a new illness while they are being used.
Answered 12/19/2017
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