Thursday 17 November 2011

People believe 'antibiotic myths'

18 November 2011
Last updated at 00:52











Antibiotics "will not cure viruses"


A quarter of people wrongly believe antibiotics work on most coughs and colds, a Health Protection Agency survey has found.
However antibiotics cannot treat viruses, which cause most respiratory tract infections.
The HPA poll of 1,800 people in England also found one in 10 people keep leftover

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