Antibiotics And Painkillers Flashcards
1
Q
What do painkillers do?
A
Drugs that reduce the symptoms of bacterial diseases
2
Q
What do antibiotics do?
A
Drugs that kill bacterial diseases
3
Q
What year where antibiotics first developed?
A
1940s
4
Q
Why is it difficult to create drugs for diseases caused by viruses?
A
its difficult to produce drugs for viruses because viruses will get into cells and if you use any drugs to kill the virus it can damage the cells themselves.
5
Q
Give an example of painkillers
A
-paracetamol
6
Q
Give an example of antibiotics
A
Penecilin
