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To: average joe who wrote (51)	10/26/2001 7:31:39 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 827

I gathered that.

To: average joe who wrote (51)	10/26/2001 9:22:19 AM
From: Jill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 827

That's a real problem. Antibiotic overuse, and antibiotics prescribed for viral infections, is one reason there is so much antibiotic resistance today--leading to serious infections. The only reason to provide antibiotics during a flu is to prevent a secondary bacterial infection but I personally think that shouldn't be done; the abx should only be given IF the secondary infection starts. Basically antibiotics for flu are very expensive and dangerous placebos.