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I had a sinus infection and i've been on antibiotics for 10 days & feel great i'm thinking cld i hv had covid? if that would have been the case would i have gotten better on antibiotics?
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Could you have had Covid? Possibly. A simple lab test would answer that question. Would antibiotics treat a viral infection? Absolutely not. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections, and are ineffective against other types of pathogens, including Covid virus. See your GP for answers.
Answered 8/24/2021
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