Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating measles -- managing symptoms until the virus has run its course

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Can antibiotics get rid of measles? If not, what other treatments work best? ANSWER: No treatment can eliminate a measles infection, as measles is caused by a virus. That means antibiotics, which only work against infections caused by bacteria, are not an effective treatment strategy for measles. No antiviral medications can effectively [...]
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