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What's the difference between antibiotics and steroids in their effect on the immune system?
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Different: Antibiotics affect the bacteria in your body where steroids affect the immune system chemistry.Different chemisties are involved.
Answered 4/9/2015
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Sky and earth: Antibiotics are given for infection. Steroids are anti inflammatotry. Taken for long time both hurt the immune system.
Answered 4/7/2013
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