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What type of pathogens anti fungals are not effective against?
Antifungals are not effective against bacterial pathogens, viruses, or parasites. These pathogens have different biological structures and life cycles that antifungal medications do not target. For instance, bacterial infections require antibiotics, while viral infections are treated with antiviral drugs. Additionally, antiparasitic medications are needed to combat parasites.
What diseases are treated with antibiotics?
Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections such as strep throat, urinary tract infections, and bacterial pneumonia. They are not effective against viral infections like the common cold or flu.
Most effective weapons against cholera?
Antibiotics
How do antibiotics inactivate pathogens?
Antibiotics inactivate pathogens by targeting specific bacterial structures or functions essential for their survival and reproduction. For example, some antibiotics inhibit cell wall synthesis, leading to cell lysis, while others interfere with protein synthesis or DNA replication. By disrupting these vital processes, antibiotics effectively kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria, allowing the immune system to eliminate the infection. However, antibiotics are not effective against viral infections.
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.
What effective weapons against the germ?
You have effective weapons in the form of antibiotics. But when you do not use them properly they will be useless.
Antibiotics are effective against both bacterial and viral infections?
false
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.
Why regular antibodies not be used as effective treatment of viral diseases but effective against bacterial infection?
Viral diseases are caused by viruses which live in our cells as a host. So, killing them by antibiotics means killing our own cells. This is why antibiotics are not effective against viral diseases.
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 is the most effective weapon against the typhus?
antibiotics such as aureomycin will have the best effects on typhus.
