drugs

Question 1

drug

Answer 1

any substance taken into the body that alters chemical reactions in the body

Question 2

antibiotics

Answer 2

treat bacterial infections

Question 3

some bacteria are difficult to treat because

Answer 3

they’re resistant

Question 4

antibiotics don’t affect

Answer 4

viruses

Question 5

antibiotics can’t kill virus because

Answer 5

aren’t cells + have no cell wall + live in host

Question 6

how to limit resistance

Answer 6

• complete antibiotic course
• precribe only when necessary

Question 7

resistant bacteria example

Answer 7

MRSA

Question 8

resistance is because

Answer 8

some mutate and break down antibiotic using enzymes, they then reproduce and pass on resistant gene