What Is a Pathogen?
9. Treatment
The treatment of viral infections usually involves symptomatic treatment to allow the immune system to develop antibodies against the virus to clear the infection. However, in some cases, treatment such as antiretroviral therapy may be required.
Treatment of bacterial infections include the use of antibiotics such as amoxicillin, doxycycline, and ciprofloxacin. Different antibiotics are effective for different bacteria. However, due to the over prescription of antibiotics, some bacterial pathogens are now resistant to antibiotics and are increasingly hard to treat. Fungal infections can be treated with antifungal medication. Those on the skin such as ringworm and athlete’s foot can be treated using topical antifungals such as clotrimazole.
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