Why are antibiotics and other regular medicines unable to cure viral infections 1 Unl...........

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Why are antibiotics and other regular medicines unable to cure viral infections?

1. Unlike Bacteria and other pathogens, Viruses don't reside in human cells and hence are tough to target through medicines.

2. Viruses have a protective cell wall that protects them from any such medicine.

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Explanation:

Viral infections are hard to treat because viruses live inside your body's cells. They are "protected" from medicines, which usually move through your bloodstream.
To kill a virus means causing harm to a series of human body cells which in itself is counter-productive to human body.