Antibodies

Question 1

What is an antibiotic

Answer 1

Antibiotics are a group of chemicals that stop bacterial growth. They are most commonly used to treat infections and are prescribed by doctors as tablets, creams and medicines.

Question 2

Who developed the first antibiotic

Answer 2

Alexander Fleming

Question 3

Different bacteria respond

Answer 3

To different antibodies

Question 4

Antibiotics cannot be used to treat

Answer 4

viruses because these reproduce inside cells, and it causes problems trying to kill only the virus and not the body’s cells.

Question 5

How does bacterial resistance occur

Answer 5

-A person’s wound becomes infected by bacteria.
-The population of bacteria will contain some bacteria susceptible to antibiotics and some that are resistant.
-Antibiotics are prescribed.
-The susceptible bacteria are slowly killed, nothing happens to the resistant bacteria.
-The course of bacteria has been taken and yet harmful bacteria remain.
-The remaining bacteria can start to multiply.
-If the antibiotic is prescribed again, it will have no effect because all the bacteria are resistant

Question 6

What can people do to combat bacterial resistance

Answer 6

-Doctors should not over prescribe antibiotics
-Good hygiene practices should be adopted, for example, wash hands thoroughly especially when visiting people in hospital.
-If you have MRSA, you will be isolated until the bacteria has been killed