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Zithromax is an antibiotic, so I wouldn't expect it to mitigate the effects of a virus, but I'm not an expert.
by root_axis 7y ago
Zithromax is an antibiotic, so I wouldn't expect it to mitigate the effects of a virus, but I'm not an expert.
- 23B1 7y agoUnless he had a walking pneumonia, perhaps? That seems to be the actual killer in this case.
- HaloZero 7y agoIf they don't realize it's coronavirus I imagine they're just gonna give antibiotics to deal with any bacterial infection.
- whatshisface 7y agoAntibiotics are commonly prescribed for severe viral respiratory infections to ward off bacterial secondary infections.
- nihilum 7y agoIt also has anti-inflammatory properties, particularly against IL-6 expression. IL-6 is notoriously elevated during the second week or so of COVID-19 symptoms. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22766077 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22766077