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Millions of people beg their doctors for antibiotics when they get a nasty winter cold. What do they actually cure?

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Millions of people beg their doctors for antibiotics when they get a nasty winter cold. What do they actually cure?

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Millions of people beg their doctors for antibiotics when they get a nasty winter cold. What do they actually cure?
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