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Why is it that viruses can't be treated with antibiotics?

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Molecular design: Antibiotics are "constructed" at the molecular level to interfere with specific aspects of bacterial cell replication. Different antibiotics interfere in different ways, which is why all antibiotics aren't effective against all types of bacteria. Viruses aren't cells; they are small particles of nucleic acid covered with a protein coat. They replicate by invading the body's cells.

Answered 1/14/2016

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