Why am i given antibiotics when i had a flu? I thought that virus aren't destroyed by antibiotics?!
Question: Why am i given antibiotics when i had a flu.? I thought that virus aren't destroyed by antibiotics.?
Flu is a disease caused by virus right.? So why do we need to eat antibiotics.?Health Question & Answer
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Diagnoses of colds and flus is very subjective in most settings. It is rare for blood cultures to be ordered to identify the true cause of symptoms. Most diagnoses are based on symptoms (including length of symptoms), and community epidemiology (is the flu going around, etc)
You are correct. Antibiotics are completely ineffective for viruses (flus). However, the term 'flu' is very misused by the public (and healthcare providers) and what many people would call the flu, may in fact be a cold or other respiratory/GI infection (antibiotics may work in some of these scenarios).
Sometimes, physicians feel that they need to provide their patients (sitting right in front of them) with some sort of prescription....people assume: I am sick, I go to the doctor's, I get medicine. In reality, in many instances medications are not warranted, but may be prescribed anyway.
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You are correct. Antibiotics are completely ineffective for viruses (flus). However, the term 'flu' is very misused by the public (and healthcare providers) and what many people would call the flu, may in fact be a cold or other respiratory/GI infection (antibiotics may work in some of these scenarios).
Sometimes, physicians feel that they need to provide their patients (sitting right in front of them) with some sort of prescription....people assume: I am sick, I go to the doctor's, I get medicine. In reality, in many instances medications are not warranted, but may be prescribed anyway.
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The doctor wanted to get you out of his office so he could go on to the next patient. He thought you wanted a prescription.Health Question & Answer
.. most patients demand something so the DR gives them something ,,even if it cost a lot and does nothing but build antibiotic resistant germs..Health Question & Answer
antibiotics will do nothing for a flu but can be given if you're at risk of developing pneumonia from the fluHealth Question & Answer