Warning : Antibiotics don't work for viruses like colds and the flu. Using them for viruses will NOT make you feel better or get back to work faster

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Bacterial Diseases. ; American Pharmacists Association.
• Description:
  Taking antibiotics for viral infections such as a cold, a cough, or the flu will not: ; • Cure the infection ; • Keep other people from catching it ; • Help you feel better ; Antibiotics are strong medicines. Keep them that way. Prevent antibiotic resistance. Antibiotics don’t fight viruses—they fight bacteria. Using antibiotics for viruses can put you at risk of getting a bacterial infection that is resistant to antibiotic treatment. Talk to your healthcare provider about antibiotics, visit www.cdc.gov/getsmart, or call 1-800-CDC-INFO to learn more.
• Subjects:
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Common Cold/drug therapy
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Influenza, Human/drug therapy
• Source:
  Get smart : know when antibiotics work
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Corporate as Subject:
  Get Smart About Antibiotics Week (November 17-23, 2014)
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/29152/cdc_29152_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 276.99 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ee1cc1ab03aa94cc37ab2b32a196282e39baa9607cee656a57a39ccc7a3852bf