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Would you rather have a viral infection or a bacterial infection?
For my science project, we have to talk, if you prefer a viral infection or bacterial infection, and why? Thank you all for the help!
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April 4th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Bacterial infections can be cured with antibiotics. Viral cannot.
April 4th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
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April 4th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
Word. Bacterial all the way.
April 4th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
viral infections can live within your system without affecting you for some time and your body has its own immune response to combat most viruses on their own; but once you have a bacterial infection, the bacteria continues to propagate, take over your system and could become fatal, if not cause serious damage. Bacterial infections require antibiotic treatment, if available. A lot of viral infections/diseases have vaccination and can be treated. No situation is a good one. But if you contract a virus that has no treatment or vaccine, it develops into a disease and you are immunosuppressed (have a weak immune system), you may die.
April 4th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
It would depend on the infection but overall, I’d rather have a viral infection. Generally speaking, bacterial infections tend to be more serious. A virus hijacks your own body’s healthy cells and uses them to reproduce and spread. A bacteria is its own living cell and multiplies and spreads on its own and is easier to destroy but….
Viruses. Most are self-limited and respond to supportive care. While there are a few bacterial infections that don’t necessarily require medical treatment, most do and antibiotics have adverse reactions that can cause serious problems in their own right.