Drugs And Medicine Flashcards by Dylan Enright

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What are the 2 uses of medicines?

A

-relieving the symptoms
-treat the disease (killing pathogens)

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Why do antibiotics not work on viruses?

A

Because they only work on bacteria

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What is antibiotic resistance?

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When bacteria becomes resistant from antibiotics

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