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Does using antibiotics sometimes knock out your immune system?
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No: Antibiotics only weaken the bacteria and your immune system has to kill them. The bacteria however can mutate and become resistant to the antibiotic especially when used too frequently without a good reason.
Answered 8/3/2013
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