Will treating a viral infection with antibiotics affect the course of the infection?A) No; antibiotics work by inhibiting enzyme
s specific to bacteria. Antibiotics have no effect on eukaryotic or virally encoded enzymes.B) No; antibiotics do not kill viruses because viruses do not have DNA or RNA.C) Yes; antibiotics activate the immune system, and this decreases the severity of the infection. D) Yes; antibiotics can prevent viral entry into the cell by binding to host-receptor proteins.
The answer is A. <em>No; antibiotics work by inhibiting enzymes specific to bacteria. Antibiotics have no effect on eukaryotic or virally encoded enzymes.</em>
