Understanding Viral vs. Bacterial Infections - Part 2, The Infections

Last week, we looked at how bacteria and viruses differed. Some of these differences, such as viruses being unable to cause harm unless they invade a living host, have a bearing on the nature of the infections that they cause, as well as the way that the infections that they cause are treated. In some ways, the infections caused by bacteria and viruses are alike. They can each