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Anitbiotics helps fight diseases by killing bacteria. Always remember these 3 rules:
Antibiotics=bacteria
Antiviral=virus
Antifungal=fungus
A certain type of medication can only be used for the disease it matches up with (antiviral will not kill a bacteria of fungus infection, only a virus)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe function of antibiotics is to kill bacterial infections or to prevent then from growing. Antibiotics are not effective at killing viral infections. Penicillin is a popular type of antibiotic.
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∙ 14y agoAntibiotics are used to kill bacteria, not cancer cells, so they would have no direct applicability to the treatment of cancer, however, a bacterial infection is certainly a possible complication that might arise in a cancer patient.
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∙ 11y agoAntibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections. At other times they can be used to treat protozoal infections.
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∙ 14y agoblock the growth and reproduction of bacteria
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∙ 11y agoIt blocks the bio-chemical pathways of the bacteria
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∙ 14y agomake you feel better
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∙ 10y agoinhibits the growth of bacteria
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How do people get breast cancer?
People can get breast cancer from their mom or dad and some people can get it from not eating right
Do white blood cells and antibiotics help fight disease?
Yes, they help.
Does azithromycin help with a severe cold or flu?
No. Antibiotics do not help viral infections such as the cold or flu. Antibiotics are specifically for helping with treatment of bacterial infections or for preventing bacterial infections and do nothing to an inanimate virus.
What are two chemicals that can help save lives?
Examples: antibiotics, insuline, interferon.
What does Marie curie cancer care charity do?
Marie Curie cancer care raise money and help fight cancer
Can antibiotics be used in the treatment of cancer?
No, antibiotics do not control cancer.
Why were the antibiotics not effective in controlling cancer condition?
Antibiotics are chemicals that destroy BACTERIA and ony bacteria. Cancer is not caused by bacteria. Therefore antibiotics can not be used to cure cancer.
Where can people with bone cancer go for help?
To a bone cancer specialist.
Can dogs survivie pancreatic cancer?
Yes they can becase they help people with cancer.
How can you help people with cancer?
people can do charites and just care for them
What is wrong with people taking antibiotics to help the flu?
Antibiotics only treat bacterial infections. The flu is a virus. Thus it has no effect against it.
What is the sickness that is not killed by antibiotics?
Viruses are not killed by antibiotics; there are also other types of sickness, such as cancer, which cannot be killed by antibiotics. Antibiotics are only useful for treating bacterial infections.
How does Hershey's chocolate help people?
it helps people with heart cancer!
What is the uses of pandakaki to the people?
help heal cancer
Describe the similarities and differences of antibiotics and disinfectants?
One similarity is that both antibiotics and disinfectants help keep people healthy. The difference is antibiotics inhibit or kill microorganisms while disinfectants only kill them.
What are two reasons for studying cancer?
== Many people go into oncology to help people for common good or they have known someone with cancer and they want to help the cause. == Two reasons for studying cancer? Two words. Cure. Prevention.
How does Michael Jordan help people?
He helPs kids with cancer
