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Broad spectrum antibiotics do kill all bacteria. They are effective against gram- and gram + bacteria. They will even kill the normal "good" bacteria that your body has naturally inside of you, which may cause other infections later on. This kind of antibiotic is important in life threatening situations when identification if the bacteria can't be accomplished.
Narrow spectrum antibiotics can only kill a limited range of bacteria. You would need to know what kind of bacteria you are dealing with if you use this kind.
So, basicly not all antibiotics work to kill all bacteria only the broad spectrum ones, and these should be used with caution.
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∙ 10y ago"Pathogens" are organism that hurts a living person (or animal). Antibiotics are used against pathogens (for bacterias).
For fungus pathogen, we use antifungals and for virus, we use antivirus (when available).
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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 two three types of medicines that fight pathogens?
There are multiple "drugs" (not medicine) that kill pathogens. They are known as antibiotics. The most common is from the Menicillin family. Normally the most prescribed is penicillin that was discovered by accident during microbiology experiments. Antibiotics kill bacteria in the body helping it to fight infections. They kill all bacteria and can kill healthy bacteria that the body needs. They cannot kill viruses which are another form of pathogen.
Does sweat have bacteria in it?
Sweat does have bacteria in it.
What are Pathogens that cannot be treated by antibiotics?
Antibiotics will not work in viruses.
What type of medicine fights pathogens?
antibiotics
What kind of antibiotics are effective against anaerobic pathogens?
the lincosamindes, clindamycin and lincomycin, which are highly active against anaerobic pathogens
What is the moral to antibiotics?
Give due respect to antibiotics and they will resiprocate. You kill them and they will kill you.
What engulfs pathogens?
Phagocytes kill pathogens by engulfing them. hope that's helped!
What kind of drugs can kill bacteria?
The types of drugs that can kill bacteria are called 'antibiotics'.
Do antibiotics kills viruses?
No, antibiotics DO NOT kill viruses.
How do antibiotics control disease?
Antibiotics kill bacteria.
Why is mutation in pathogens problematic?
It creates new stains that people have no immunity to or are resistant to antibiotics.
