Does treating a viral infection with antibiotics affect the course of the infection?
A) Yes; antibiotics can prevent viral entry into the cell by binding to host- receptor proteins.
B) Yes; antibiotics activate the immune system, and this decreases the severity of the infection.
C) No; antibiotics do not kill viruses, because viruses use host proteins to replicate and antibiotics affect bacterial proteins.
D) No; antibiotics do not kill viruses, because viruses self- assemble into active particles.
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