Which of the following explains why antibiotics will not work against a viral infection?
a
Viruses replicate at such an accelerated rate that antibiotics are unable to control colonization and growth.
b
Viruses create highly resistant endospores that preserve their genetic material against antibiotics.
c
Viruses are not cellular and do not contain the lipid and protein markers targeted by antibiotics.
d
Viruses exchange genetic material with nearby bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics.
