Antibiotics and Painkillers Flashcards
What is an antibiotic?
Medicine which kills infectious bacteria in the body without harming body cells
Name the first antibiotic
Penicillin
What is penicillin a cure for?
Gonorrhoea
What is antibiotic resistance?
When an antibiotic is overused so strains of the bacteria have evolved and become resistant to it
Doctors only prescribe [blank] antibiotics to kill [blank] bacteria
fill in the blank
Doctors only prescribe specific antibiotics to kill specific bacteria
Can antibiotics be used to treat viruses?
No
What are painkillers prescribed for?
Treat the symptoms of a disease by relieve pain
Why is it difficult to develop drugs to kill viruses?
It is difficult to kill viruses without damaging the body’s cell tissues as they survive and reproduce inside the cell
What mould was the Penicillin antibiotic extracted from ?
Penicillium
Who discovered Penicillin?
Alexander Flemming
