Will Treating a Viral Infection with Antibiotics Affect the Course

Multiple Choice

Will treating a viral infection with antibiotics affect the course of the infection?

A) No; antibiotics work by inhibiting enzymes specific to bacteria. Antibiotics have no effect on eukaryotic or virally encoded enzymes.
B) No; antibiotics do not kill viruses because viruses do not have DNA or RNA.
C) Yes; antibiotics activate the immune system, and this decreases the severity of the infection.
D) Yes; antibiotics can prevent viral entry into the cell by binding to host-receptor proteins.