Why do some people insist on taking antibiotics for a cold or the flu?

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Also, why do doctors still prescribe them when they're not necessary? Antibiotics kill bacteria... cold and flu are viruses!

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People just think they can go to a doctor, get a pill, and all of their problems will go away. If the doctor can't "fix" them, they must be a bad doctor. They don't want to pay some guy $100 to tell them to go home, rest, and drink plenty of fluids. Why do people go to the doctor for cold and flu symptoms anyway? There are enough over the counter drugs to relieve symptoms where you don't need a doctor bill on top of it.

well, sadly there are many people who are not as smart as you and I, and sadder still is that there are doctors on that list.

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Why do some people insist on taking antibiotics for a cold or the flu?

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