Antibiotics + Painkillers Flashcards
1
Q
What is the role of Painkillers?
A
Relieve pain and symptoms but don’t stop the cause
2
Q
What is the role of antibiotics?
A
Kill the bacteria, but don’t work on viruses as they replicate inside body cells.
3
Q
What is bad about antiretroviral drugs?
A
They damage the host cell too causing side effects
4
Q
What has led to a resistance in antibiotics?
A
Overuse
5
Q
Name the stages of Resistance?
A
Mutation Variation Advantage Survive Reproduce Genes
6
Q
How did Alexander Fleming discover penicillin?
A
The petri dish with bacteria in was growing mould and the bacteria had died.
This mould was a strain of penicillin.
It targeted the cell wall of the bacteria.
Did a controlled experiment to test his point.
