Why antibiotics are not prescribed to kill viral infections?

Explanation

Official WBPSC key (Series A): (B) Viruses neither have cell walls nor their own metabolic machinery that can be targeted by antibiotics.. Antibiotics are specifically designed to target and destroy bacteria by attacking cellular structures—like bacterial cell walls—or blocking bacterial metabolic processes. Viruses are not living cells; they lack their own metabolic machinery and typically use a host's cells to reproduce.