A patient has flu, which is caused by a virus. The patient has a fever and aches. A doctor advises the patient to take paracetamol but does not prescribe an antibiotic.
Why does the doctor give this advice?
Paracetamol stops the virus spreading to others, whereas an antibiotic would make the virus resistant.
Paracetamol relieves the symptoms, whereas an antibiotic has no effect on the virus.
Paracetamol helps the patient recover faster, whereas an antibiotic would only lower the fever.
Paracetamol makes antibodies against the virus, whereas an antibiotic would kill infected body cells.
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