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Why don't you treat a virus with antibiotics?
antibiotics are only affective against bacteria, and a virus is different then bacteria
What factors contribute to the resistency of bacteria against antibiotics?
Several factors contribute to the resistance of bacteria against antibiotics, including overuse and misuse of antibiotics, genetic mutations in bacteria that make them less susceptible to antibiotics, and the ability of bacteria to transfer resistance genes to one another. Other factors include poor infection control practices, lack of new antibiotic development, and the use of antibiotics in agriculture.
Antibiotics are ineffective against viral infections because?
Because antibiotics are designed (by nature) to effect bacteria. And bacteria and virsus are two very different things.
How does antibiotic resistance work and what are the mechanisms behind it?
Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria change in a way that makes antibiotics less effective against them. This can occur through mechanisms like mutations in bacterial DNA, acquiring resistance genes from other bacteria, or developing ways to pump out or break down antibiotics. These changes allow the bacteria to survive and multiply even when exposed to antibiotics, making infections harder to treat.
Do antibiotics work against bacteria?
antibiotics are useful against bacteria because they help to kill off the nasty bacteria or they can also stop the bacteria from reproducing - so the illness doesn't get worse. this then gives your body time to make antibodies which will eventually distroy the bacteria. after this, you won't get the disease again because you are immune to it.
Why isn't flu treated with antibiotics?
Antibiotics are useful against bacteria; they do not do anything about viruses.
Differentiate between broad-spectrum and narrow-spectrum antibiotics?
A broad-spectrum antibiotic acts against many different kinds of disease-causing bacteria, including both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. A narrow-spectrum antibiotic acts only against specific families of bacteria.
What are the reasons for emergence of antibiotic resistance?
Why is the human body resistant to antibiotics? Because synthetic medicines tend to be quite simple, the bacteria that should be affected by the antibiotic are able to build a defense against it.
Why antibiotics are ineffective against viral disease?
Antibiotics are only for bacteria. Viruses need antiviral medicines.
Why are antibiotics not given unless a serious infection?
Bacteria can become immune to antibiotics and the antibiotics will not work in the future when you need them. They only work against bacteria and cold and flu are caused by viruses.
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.
Are antibiotics losing the war against bacteria?
yes, that is what theyre made to do
