Biology GCSE
Treating viral disease
What Treating viral disease means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Antibiotics do not treat viruses such as those causing colds or influenza, because viruses lack the bacterial targets antibiotics act on and reproduce inside host cells.
Topics that use Treating viral disease
- Antibiotics and painkillers (AQA GCSE)
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