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Antibiotics should not be taken without a prescription of the doctor
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Gut bacteria are serving as the first line of defence when flu emerges.
Studies find out that after receiving antibiotics mice infected with flu were 3 times more likely to die.
80% of mice survived without taking antibiotics.
Animals are less likely to survive as the treatment with antibiotics can wipe out gut bacteria.
The study was led by the Francis Crick Institute and was published in Cell Reports.
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