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One disadvantage of the use of antibiotics to fight bacterial diseases?
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∙ 14y ago
If the person using the antibiotic stops taking them (even after the disease seems to be gone), the remaining bacteria will become resistant to the antibiotic, so when the disease comes back (caused by the multiplication of the bacteria), antibiotics will not work. This is important because if you are taking antibiotics that your doctor prescribed, do not stop taking it until you have finished the bottle. Don't think you're doing yourself a favor by saving half the bottle for later, when you get another infection. Save yourself the pain and finish the bottle so all the bacteria can be gone.
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∙ 11y agothe bacteria can become resistant to the antibiotic over time.
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Scientists develop antibiotics to fight bacterial diseases Which statement correctly summarizes how antibiotics work?
They interrupt processes vital to the bacteria.
What are used to fight bacterial infections?
Antibiotics
What diseases do anti-bodies fight?
They fight bacterial infections.
What kind of infections do antibiotics fight?
Antibiotics fight bacterial infections, antibiotics do not fight all bacterial infections however, they generally fight one of two types of bacteria (gram negative and gram positive). Antibiotics have no effect on viral infections or parasites, but they are sometimes prescribed with a viral infection to prevent a bacterial superinfection - when you get a bacterial infection because your immune system was weakened by the viral infection first. Antibiotics have saved more lives than those lost in any war but overusing them or not finishing a course can lead to the evolution of resistant bacteria which can no longer be killed by antibiotics.
Is antibiotics a depressant?
No. Antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections, and do not affect your state of mental health.
Why antibiotics could not kill the virus?
Antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections not viral infections.
Is it easier to fight bacterial diseases in the US or in Africa?
It is thousand times easier to fight bacterial diseases in US than Africa. But when it comes to viral diseases, the difference is less dramatic.
In what ways can antibiotics be given to you in?
antibiotics are given because they help fight diseases
What is an advantage of the use of vaccinations to fight bacterial diseases?
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Are antibotics used for inflammation or swelling?
Antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infection, but does not reduce swelling or inflammation in itself. If the swelling or inflammation is caused by a bacterial infection, a doctor might prescribe antibiotics to fight the infection, but something else for the other effects.
Why don't antibiotics affect virus?
Because antibiotics are designed to fight bacterial infections, whereas antivirals are used to combat viral infections.
Are pain medications considered antibiotics?
No. Pain medications do not have any antibiotic properties. Antibiotics fight bacterial infections, Pain medications work on nerve pathways.
