posted on May, 29 2007 @ 08:27 AM
Antibiotics are not for "viruses," because a virus is protein capsule of RNA or DNA, a semi-nonliving/semi-living thing, that can be dormant for
many years.
A germ, a bacteria, is not a "virus," because it is a one-celled living organism, has "Ribosomes" in it, a "cellular wall," and other
characteristics that make it suseptible to an antibiotic.
There is as time, and place, or most things.
I have had more than one infection that would not leave my body until I had intravenous antibiotics inside the hospital.
But I do agree that both viruses and germs mutate. But the way, reasons, mechanism of action, etc., between the two, are very different.
Usually, when germs, bacteria, mutate, it is, indeed, a primative survival mechanism. A very efficient one.
When viruses mutate, it is usually because of an error in replication. Especially, at least, when it comes to HIV. In a case like that, with active
viral suppression from oral medications, failure to take those medications consistently, better than 95% of the time, results in enough viral
replication to precipitate viral mutation. And then suddendly the patient is unable to use those medications anymore.
With antibiotics, generally, over-use, misuse, and abuse, are what brought on the bacterial, germ mutations.
I do agree that that ABUSE and OVER-USE of antibiotics has caused these mutations, but only in the bacteria, the germs, not the viruses.
It is only referred to as "super-bugs" in reference to germs, bacterias. That term, "super-bugs," doesn't mean "viruses." I cannot explain with
this is so, but after 24 years as a RN, I think that bit of useless trivial was somehow programmed into my feeble brain.
[edit on 5/29/2007 by rm8471]