For which of the following diseases or conditions should antibiotics be used?

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Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections, and Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial infection. Smallpox is a viral disease and cannot be treated with antibiotics. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and requires antiviral medications, not antibiotics. Mad cow disease is a prion disease and cannot be treated with antibiotics. The common cold is caused by a virus and cannot be treated with antibiotics.

For Which of the Following Diseases or Conditions Should Antibiotics