People have the wrong impression about viruses and antibiotic treatment. Sure, we know that antibiotics work on bacteria, not viruses, but the problem is that a virus sets up the conditions for you to get a bacterial infection in your throat, ears, lungs or sinuses, so that is why it is important to nip those bacteria in the bud with an antibiotic even though you have a virus, too.

Without health insurance to pay for medical care, I made the mistake of letting a virus illness go on thinking, hey, it's prob a virus, why would I need to get an antibiotic... and I ended up with chronic sinus infections so bad for a year that I could hardly function.

Take care. Hope you recover soon.

Alice