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Can painkillers kill pathogens?
Pain killers only do just that- help to kill pain. Pathogens such as bacteria are not killed by pain medicine. Antibiotics are prescribed to kill some pathogens, but currently no antibiotics are also pain killers as well.
What are Pathogens that cannot be treated by antibiotics?
Antibiotics will not work in viruses.
What type of medicine fights pathogens?
antibiotics
How do pathogens survive outside the host?
Many pathogens outside the body can be killed with heat or chemicals. Inside the body, pathogens can sometimes be killed with medicine.
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.
What kind of antibiotics are effective against anaerobic pathogens?
the lincosamindes, clindamycin and lincomycin, which are highly active against anaerobic pathogens
Which microbe can't be killed by antibiotics?
Viruses are microscopic and can not be killed by antibiotics (against life) as they are not living.
What happens to viruses when you take antibiotics?
Viruses are Not killed with antibiotics need antivirus antibiotics
Why is mutation in pathogens problematic?
It creates new stains that people have no immunity to or are resistant to antibiotics.
Why are antibiotics unhelpful for fighting a common cold?
B. Colds are caused by viruses, and antibiotics only kill bacteria
What diseases are treated with antibiotics?
Antibiotics treat (and sometimes prevent) bacterial infections. They are not effective against infections caused by any other microscopic pathogens (such as viruses and fungi).
Can intestinal bacteria be killed with antibiotics?
yes...
