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WRONG!

Sorry, viruses are not affected at all by antibiotics. You could take a hefty dose of penicillin and not get better one second sooner! You would also be taking a chance that the antibiotic might give you a serious side effect, such as diarrhea, or a deadly allergic reaction!

But more importantly, it is actually quite dangerous to use antibiotics for virus infections. Better check out the Health-byte on Bacterial Resistance!