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Common cold is not cured by antibiotics because it is

Option: 1

Caused by a Gram-negative bacterium


Option: 2

Not an infectious disease


Option: 3

Caused by a virus


Option: 4

Caused by a Gram-positive bacterium


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The common cold is caused by a virus named the rhinovirus and Antibiotics are the medications used to treat bacterial diseases. So, antibiotics cannot be used for the treatment of viral diseases, hence correct option is (3).

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