B3: drugs and medicine Flashcards
1
Q
what is a medication?
A
a drug used to prevent, treat or relieve the symptoms of disease
2
Q
what is a painkiller
A
something that relieves the symptoms of a desease but does not cure the underlying problem
3
Q
give an example of painkillers
A
aspirin, paracetamol
4
Q
what is an antibiotic
A
they can treat and directly kill the bacteria. they do not work on viruses
5
Q
give an example of antibiotics
A
penicillin
6
Q
what is antibiotic resistence?
A
when some bacterial mutate to become resisten to antibiotics, meaning they cant be killed
7
Q
what is herd immunity?
A
when the majority of the population is vaccinated so the disease is less likely to spread and infect the population, compared to if only a few were vaccinated
