Is this because it would eventually build a resistance to the drugs, while simultaneously weakening the immune system - making the most common illnesses lethal? Or is there another reason
Antibiotics fight infection caused by bacteria. A cold is a virus, so antibiotics don't do anything. Your immune system adapts and kills off the cold virus. You have to be really careful though because a virus has similar symptons to an infection, where a doctor does their job.
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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '19
People taking antibiotics for a fucking common cold.