DANGER ........


Hundreds of years ago, a simple bacterial infection was often deadly because there were no antibiotics to treat it. These infections may once again become a threat if the bacteria become resistant to our antibiotics due to overuse.

When the sneezing, coughing, aches, and pains of the common cold get to be too much, many people beg their doctor for an antibiotic. If they feel sick enough to drag themselves to the doctor's office, an antibiotic seems necessary to help them beat this bug. But insisting on an antibiotic could actually be harmful to their health.

Unfortunately, an antibiotic simply isn’t effective as a common cold treatment — and antibiotic overuse can cause some serious problems worldwide.

Why Antibiotics Don't Work Against a Cold

The answer is simple: An antibiotic is only effective against bacteria. The common cold isn't a bacterial infection.

Colds and flus are caused by viruses, not by bacteria.Viruses are a completely different type of organism.There are no antiviral drugs used to treat the common cold.