Antibiotics are medications that can kill or hinder the growth of bacteria which can cause infections in people and animals. In 2022, a survey on the topic of resistance to antibiotics, revealed that 46 percent of Italians thought incorrectly that antibiotics were effective in killing viruses. This statistic displays the share of people answering correctly when asked if antibiotics kill viruses in Italy in 2022.
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Percentage of Italians that answered correctly when asked if antibiotics kill viruses, as of March 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Correct
46%
Incorrect
46%
Don't know
8%
• Correct 46%
• Incorrect 46%
• Don't know 8%
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European Commission. (November 17, 2022). Percentage of Italians that answered correctly when asked if antibiotics kill viruses, as of March 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351578/share-of-italians-knowing-antibiotics-do-not-kill-viruses/
European Commission. "Percentage of Italians that answered correctly when asked if antibiotics kill viruses, as of March 2022." Chart. November 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351578/share-of-italians-knowing-antibiotics-do-not-kill-viruses/
European Commission. (2022). Percentage of Italians that answered correctly when asked if antibiotics kill viruses, as of March 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351578/share-of-italians-knowing-antibiotics-do-not-kill-viruses/
European Commission. "Percentage of Italians That Answered Correctly When Asked If Antibiotics Kill Viruses, as of March 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351578/share-of-italians-knowing-antibiotics-do-not-kill-viruses/
European Commission, Percentage of Italians that answered correctly when asked if antibiotics kill viruses, as of March 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351578/share-of-italians-knowing-antibiotics-do-not-kill-viruses/ (last visited June 17, 2025)
Percentage of Italians that answered correctly when asked if antibiotics kill viruses, as of March 2022 [Graph], European Commission, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351578/share-of-italians-knowing-antibiotics-do-not-kill-viruses/
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