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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 are two classes of teratogenic agents?
infectious diseases and types of chemicals
An injection of what can help to the body improve one's own immunity and life-long resistance to specific types of infectious diseases?
Antibiotics
What is medical waste disposal and how is it caused and how can it be solved?
The risk of infection is the foremost among the challenges posed by medical waste disposal. Certain types of infectious waste pose many waste factors. Infectious wastes that contain human tissue may harbor dangerous infectious agents. Laboratory cultures may contain infectious agents, and sharps can introduce bio hazards directly into the blood stream. Medical waste is a specialized form of hazardous waste.
A chemical that kills bacteria or slows their growth is called?
Antibiotics, is a generalized answer, however there are different types of antibiotics. There are Bacteriostatic Agents which answer your question in that they inhibit the growth of bacteria which is a microorganism Then there are bactericidal agents (bacteriocide) and they kill bacteria which is a microorganism Agents having the suffix -cidal kill organisms, agents having the suffix -static merely inhibit their growth and reproduction.
What types of infectious diseases do antibiotics cure?
Antibiotics only work against bacterial infections. They do not work for Viral infections. If you stop taking your antibiotics before the prescription is over, there are serious consequences such as, •Current antibiotics no longer work •Longer lasting illness •More doctor visits or extended hospital stays •May need more expensive drugs and toxic medications •Possibility of death
What are the effects of antibiotics on disease-causing bacteria?
Certain types of antibiotics will kill certain types of bacteria.
When are antibiotics usually given?
Antibiotics are usually given to someone who is sick with an infection. There are many types of antibiotics.
Name two groups of medicine used by doctors to fight microbes?
Antibiotics and antivirals are two groups of medicines used by doctors to fight microbes. Antibiotics target bacteria, while antivirals target viruses. Both are vital in treating infectious diseases caused by these different types of microbes.
What are agents that destroy pathogenic organisms called?
Agents that destroy pathogenic organisms are called antimicrobial agents. These include antibiotics, which specifically target bacteria, as well as antiviral, antifungal, and antiparasitic medications that combat various types of pathogens. Their primary function is to inhibit the growth or directly kill harmful microorganisms, helping to prevent and treat infections.
What are antibiotics and how are they used?
different antibiotics are used for fighting different types of bacteria.
What can antibiotics also cure?
Antibiotics can cure all types of bacterial infections.
