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50 Shades Of Blue

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3. Antibiotics are for bacterial infections, not viral infections.
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 06:12 PM
Apr 2020

At least that's what my doctors have told me.

antibiotics work for bacterial infections. There are antiviral meds. But, none that work for covid mucifer Apr 2020 #1
Thank you. cwydro Apr 2020 #7
I took it for strep throat. It kicked ass for that! Otherwise, don't know much about it. liberalla Apr 2020 #2
Antibiotics are for bacterial infections, not viral infections. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2020 #3
Antibiotics Are For Bacteria ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #4
Drs are prescribing zpac due to pneumonia comorbidity Mosby Apr 2020 #11
That's What I Thought ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #15
I read that some young people were dying of strokes. kentuck Apr 2020 #17
A Virus is not a Bacteria. Voltaire2 Apr 2020 #5
I've had success with it because I'm allergic to penicillin & cipro. displacedtexan Apr 2020 #6
Azithromycin doesn't work on viruses DetroitLegalBeagle Apr 2020 #8
You should delete this. Antibiotics don't kill viruses. This is an irresponsible thread. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #9
The Langone Medical Center doctors who work on SiriusXM's Mike 03 Apr 2020 #10
I've taken Azithromycin several times. procon Apr 2020 #12
"I don't know if it would be equally effective if I got the corona virus." WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #13
I wouldn't take it, if I were you (which I'm not). It's an atom bomb that kills your entire GI tract ancianita Apr 2020 #14
Great point about the microbiome. Mike 03 Apr 2020 #16
There are great books on our microbiome. "I Contain Multitudes" is the best out there. ancianita Apr 2020 #18
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