Bacterial Infection
"I just wanted to point out that it&#039;s important to take as doctor prescribes  The common cold is caused by a virus so that is why your doctor doesn&#039;t want to give you antibiotics unless it progresses in to a bacterial infection. You don&#039;t want to take antibiotics unless you have to. And you don&#039;t want to take them continually for more then 7-10 days or for to short of time. Bacteria becomes immune to antibiotics and can become stronger where your body can&#039;t fight them in the future. They are needed in bacterial infections quite often but don&#039;t just take any antibiotics for the hell of it or with out a lot of research as they aren&#039;t good for you over all."