By: Ardis E. Parshall - April 06, 2018 Have you ever gone to the doctor to request antibiotics because you had a cold? Your doctor may have explained to you that antibiotics kill bacteria, but not viruses; because the common cold is caused by a virus, antibiotics won’t help fight a cold. But even if you don’t fully understand the difference, you have no trouble accepting the idea that infectious illnesses like the common cold, or mea...
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