ANtibioitcs and other medicines

Question 1

antibiotic

Answer 1

• chemicals that kill or inhibit growth of bacteria
• treat bacterial infection
• target bacterial cells without damaging body cells

Question 2

antibiotic resistnace

Answer 2

• genetic variation in bacteria
• mutations make some bacteria naturally resistance
• resistnat bacteria survice and reporduce
• allele for resistance passed on to lots of offspring
• can’t easily get rid with antibiotics

Question 3

MRSA

Answer 3

• causes serious wound infection
• resistant to several antibiotics

Question 4

Clostridium difficile

Answer 4

• infects digestive system
• causing problem in peope who have been treating with antibiotics
• thought that the harmless bacteria normally present are killed by antibiotics
• allows C. difficile cto flourish
• produces a toxin which causes diarrhoea, fever and creamps

Question 5

how is likelihood of resistance reduced

Answer 5

• fewer prescripittion of antibiotics for minor infections
• and don’t use in people with weak immune system
• tale fi;; cpirse

Question 6

sources of medicines need to ne protected

Answer 6

• using natural compoumds
  
  • plants, animlas or microorganisms
• only small proportion have been invesitaged
  
  • could be used to treat incurable diseases or new antibiotics
• protect biodiversity