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Why are antibiotics drugs effective against bacteria without hurting humans because the antibiotics rely upon differences in the structure of human and bacteria?
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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.
When are antibiotics not effective?
An antibiotic might not work because the symptoms are attributed to a virus rather than a bacterium. Antibiotics do not work against viruses.
Differences between bacteria and virus?
Bacteria is live and a virus is not. This also means that only a bacteria infection or illness can be killed with antibiotics.
The bacteria that has been most effective at becoming resistant to antibiotics is?
Clostridium difficile.
Why cant antibiotics be used to to treat hiv or aids?
Antibiotics are only effective against bacteria, not viruses, and HIV is a virus.
Is yeast a bacteria and if yes can you kill it with antibiotics?
Yeast is not a bacterium, but you can kill some of them with some antibiotics. Antibiotics that are effective against yeast are usually called antifungals.
What are two effective uses of bacteria in the pharmaceutical world?
Bacteria are used for making antibiotics, vaccines and medically useful enzymes.
Can polio be treat with antibiotics and why?
NO! poliomyelitis is caused by a virus (poliovirus). antibiotics are only effective against bacteria. *A doctor may prescribe antibiotics as supportive care but the antibiotics are not treating the polio directly.
What type of illness can be treated with antibiotics?
Only bacterial infections they are not effective for viral infections.
What percentage of people with chlamydia can be cured with antibiotics?
All patients with chlamydia can be cured with antibiotics. Effective treatment will eliminate the bacteria, although any resulting damage will not be reversed with antibiotics.
Can a viruses be cured using antibiotics?
Yes. But only by antiviral antibiotics, not antibacterial or antifungal or antiprotozoal antibiotics. Most antibiotics are antibacterial: such as penicillin, sulfa, cipro, rocephin, etc. The Herpes Simplex virus is a virus that can be attacked by an antibiotic, such as acyclovir. Just as with antibacterial antibiotics, antiviral antibiotics will become less effective over time as the viruses mutate to become more resistant. Therefore, these antibiotics should be used as judiciously as the other types of antibiotics.
How do antibiotics treat viral infections?
They don't. Antibiotics are targetted at bacteria. There are also antifungals and a very few, quite new, not 100% effective anti-virals.
