What aspect of *A. paragallinarum* infection is *not* resolved by treating secondary bacterial infections with prescribed antibiotics?
Answer
Eliminating the primary infection or addressing the carrier state.
Antibiotics are generally prescribed to manage secondary bacterial infections that take advantage of the respiratory damage caused by *A. paragallinarum*. While successful antibiotic treatment can alleviate severe symptoms caused by these secondary invaders and thus lower morbidity, antibiotics do not target the primary causative agent, *A. paragallinarum*, effectively enough to eliminate it from the host. Consequently, antibiotic intervention does not cure the underlying primary infection, nor does it resolve the long-term potential for recovered birds to persist as chronic carriers shedding the initial pathogen.
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