Antibiotics And Painkillers Flashcards
1
Q
What does an Antiseptic do?
A
Kills bacteria outside the body
2
Q
What does an Antibiotic do?
A
Kills bacteria inside your body without damaging your cells
3
Q
Why can’t antibiotics be used to treat flu?
A
Becase flu is a virus
4
Q
Why do scientists find it difficult to develop medicines against viruses?
A
Scientist find it difficult to develop medicines against viruses because antibiotics cannot kill viruses and because its hard to develop drugs that will kill viruses without damaging your cells and tissues
5
Q
What does an Anti-inflammatory do?
A
Reduce swelling
6
Q
What does a Painkiller do?
A
Reduce pain
