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Old Feb 13, 2007, 9:59 am
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Originally Posted by nako
I'm curious as to how avoiding antibiotics and antibacterial products does anything to prevent contracting a virus.
Overuse of antibacterials can affect this for a number of reasons: the effect of antibiotics on commensal flora, the weakening of innate immunity as a whole. Not to mention a lowered defence against minor bacterial infections that may leave you susceptible to infection by other means.
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