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Antibiotics And Painkillers Flashcards

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What do antibiotics do?

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Kill infective bacteria inside body
Must be specific

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What type of pathogen can antibiotics NOT treat?

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Viral pathogens
Difficult to develop drugs without harming body tissue as viruses reproduce inside cells

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What does a painkiller do?

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Drugs that treat symptoms of disease
DON’T KILL PATHOGENS

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