Treatments for microbial infection are typically centered around eliminating the offending microorganisms. The most common treatments include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, antiparasitics and antimicrobial agents.

Explain treatments for microbial infection.

Antibiotics are commonly prescribed to treat bacterial infections. These drugs work by interfering with specific processes necessary for the bacteria to grow and proliferate. Antibiotics usually kill any type of bacteria that is causing an infection but they may also damage healthy cells as a side effect so it is important to use them carefully and only when absolutely needed – overusing antibiotics can lead to antibiotic resistance in some cases. Commonly used antibiotics include penicillin, amoxicillin, cephalosporins and macrolides, among others.

Antiviral medications are used to treat viral infections such as those caused by influenza or HIV/AIDS viruses. These drugs work by preventing the virus from replicating itself thereby controlling its spread within the body. Commonly used antivirals include acyclovir (for herpes), ribavirin (for hepatitis C) and zanamivir (for influenza).

Antifungal medications are used to treat fungal infections such as athlete’s foot or thrush caused by Candida species of fungi which can infect warm moist areas of the skin including between toes or under nails etc., Fungi reproduce using spores which must be eliminated in order to get rid of a fungal infection; therefore antifungal treatments typically consist of creams applied topically or oral tablets taken orally depending on severity of the condition being treated. Examples of antifungal drugs are clotrimazole, miconazole, nystatin and ketoconazole etc.,

Parasitic infections require specialized treatment with antiparasitic drugs such as mebendazole or albendazole either taken orally or applied topically depending on location and severity of infestation.. These drugs work by killing adult parasites directly or disrupting their life cycle so that larvae cannot mature into adults capable of reproducing themselves thus controlling further spread within host organism.

Finally there are a variety of topical ointments available which contain both antibacterial as well as antifungal agents mixed together along with antiinflammatory substances like hydrocortisone cream; these products help reduce inflammation while treating underlying bacterial/fungal cause simultaneously thus providing relief more quickly than if one were relying on single active ingredient alone like antibiotics will take much longer time due presenceof competing gut flora in digestive tract which inhibits absorption efficiency significantly reducing effectiveness considerably compared what could be achieved thru topical application instead when no competition exists locally at site where medication is required making this method very useful in many situations not just limited to microbial infections but rather extending its usefulness even further beyond this context towards other types benign skin conditions too since same ingredients have been found effective against those situations due their localized activity nature giving rise true multipurpose title attributed it rightfully opening door bring relief many folks suffering similar afflictions every day all around world..