(April 11, 2020 at 6:42 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: I was just reading a bunch of posts on Facebook by people who have decided that Trump is correct that antibiotics (specifically Azithromycin) can help cure Covid.
Suddenly, antibiotics can fight viruses. That's new.
I understand that the potential resulting pneumonia would respond to antibiotic therapy but I have found that a Z-Pak is almost as useful as a bag of M&Ms. I refuse the offer of it and demand something else because if I don't I will be back to the doctor in two weeks sicker and in need of something that actually works.
If CORVID-19 gives you pneumonia, it’s most likely going to be viral. In that case, antibiotic therapy is going to do sod-all (if you develop bacterial pneumonia, it would make sense).
I never knew how many epidemiologists were on Facebook...
Boru
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