antibiotics Flashcards
1
Q
what are antibiotics?
A
medicine that inhibit cell processes in bacteria
2
Q
how are antibiotics useful for treating bacterial infections ?
A
they kill bacteria and stop them from spreading and do not damage human cell processes
3
Q
why aren’t antibiotics used to treat other infections apart from bacteria?
A
viruses are different to bacteria, they don’t have cell walls that can be attacked by antibiotics
