Paradox Questions - - Question 14

A certain viral infection is widespread among children, and about 30 percent of children infected with the virus deve...

JakeT February 13, 2020

Why not D?

I was between answer choice B and D. Can someone please explain how D is incorrect?

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shunhe February 13, 2020

Hi JakeT,

Thanks for the question! (D) is wrong because it doesn’t help explain the antibiotics’ success. We’re told that the infection is a viral one, and that antibiotics don’t effect the virus even though they treat bacterial infections. Knowing that viral infections are usually more difficult to treat than bacterial infections doesn’t tell us why the antibiotics appear to work in this case. Hope this helps! feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.