I think it’s all down to specifics, as there can even be great variation of response to the same disease. Take covid as an example, some people had serious illness and others nothing.
About the medication, I think it’s largely about replication of said pathogen. Antibiotics are quite common as they can specifically target the bacteria, where as although antivirals exist it’s harder to target viruses which are often incorporated into host cells.
Not sure how correct my answer is so I would love any corrections if people spot something wrong
benjeeboi1231 t1_ixqicqb wrote
Reply to Is the human body capable of fighting both viruses and bacteria with the same effectiveness? by rootless_robert
I think it’s all down to specifics, as there can even be great variation of response to the same disease. Take covid as an example, some people had serious illness and others nothing.
About the medication, I think it’s largely about replication of said pathogen. Antibiotics are quite common as they can specifically target the bacteria, where as although antivirals exist it’s harder to target viruses which are often incorporated into host cells.
Not sure how correct my answer is so I would love any corrections if people spot something wrong