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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 6212042">Without knowing the disease it is hard to say, but herschel did say that the symptoms are what kills people not the disease itself, so he seemed to indicate that the purpose of he antibiotics was to lower fevers, inflammation and (i am guessing) eliminate secondary infections. I have had to take a number of antibiotics over the years and for some reason, certain kinds are also very helpful with certain inflammatory conditions. Not a doctor though, so no idea if they would apply in the case of the mystery flu. Also, it isnt like we have a concrete diagnosis, unless i missed something. I would think the doctor might have been able to narrow it down just by examining all those patients, but who knows. So it is possible this is bacterial and not viral. It might not literally be a kind of flu. But maybe i missed a scene or line where they clarified what it was.i have to say, i really am digging this season. The last two episodes have been especially exciting. I was worried it would go downhill with the show runner change up, but this season is shaping up to be on par with season three (which i thought really raised the bar for the show).</blockquote>