Which one of the following statements is correct about effects of antibiotics on viruses ?
[amp_mcq option1=”Viruses are "non-living" entities but it can interact with antibiotics” option2=”Taking antibiotics cures viral infections” option3=”Viruses do not possess metabolic pathways on which antibiotics can function, whereas bacteria have such pathways” option4=”Viruses are resistant to antibiotics” correct=”option3″]
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UPSC NDA-2 – 2020
– Viruses lack their own metabolic pathways for functions like replication, using host cell machinery instead.
– Taking antibiotics for viral infections is ineffective and contributes to antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
– Viral infections require antiviral medications, not antibiotics.