Antibiotics Flashcards
1
Q
What do antibiotics do
A
-not kill viral pathogens
-stop bacterial infections
2
Q
What is antibiotic resistance
A
-bacteria mutates to become resistant to antibiotics
-antibiotics kill all bacteria that hasn’t mutated
-no more competitive for mutated bacteria for nutrients
-they can divide and mutate more now
-repeats until resistant to all antibiotics
3
Q
Painkillers do what
A
Get rid of symptoms but don’t kill the pathogen
