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Cultural differences aside, aren’t most colds viruses?


Yeah, but then again, people will argue that in theory a virus infection could cause a co-infection with bacteria. That's the line I often hear when people justify taking antibiotics for a cold.

It's probably true for some rare cases, though on average very likely doing more harm than good.




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