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What do our bodies produce when they are exposed to a virus? can we take antibiotics to help the body get better?
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Viruses: Our bodies produce antibodies. However, antibiotics treat bacterial infections, not viruses. So an antibiotic will not cure a viral infection.
Answered 5/22/2020
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