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• CrayonDevourer@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yes, but almost every viral infection I’ve ever had…comes with bacterial infection as an additional “feature”

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  • moobythegoldensock@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Nah, it’s estimated that about 90% of “sinus infections” in adults are actually viral.

    Your doctor just gave up and prescribed you antibiotics because you whined or they don’t care about antibiotic stewardship.

    Bonus points if they gave you azithromycin (Zpak,) which does basically nothing for bacterial sinus infections but has slight anti inflammatory properties to enhance that placebo effect for you until the viral infection naturally clears.

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    • CrayonDevourer@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Viral infections don’t last over the course of several months.

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