Drugs - Disease Flashcards
What are painkillers?
Drugs which relieve pain
Do painkillers tackle the cause of disease?
No
They just help to reduce symptoms
What are antibiotics?
They kill/prevent the growth of bacteria causing the problem without killing your own body cells
Do different antibiotics kills different types of bacteria?
Yes
It is important to be treated with the right one
Do antibiotics destroy viruses? (flu or cold)
No
What do viruses do?
Reproduce using your own body cells
What can bacteria do?
Mutate
What can mutations in bacteria cause?
Them become resistant to antibiotics
When treating a infection what will happen to resistant bacteria?
They will not be killed
They will survive and reproduce
How can you slow down the rate of development of resistant strains?
Doctors should not over-prescribe antibiotics
How can you investigate antibiotics?
By growing Microorganisms in the lab
What do you grow microorganisms grown in?
In a culture medium
What id s culture medium?
Agar jelly
Containing carbohydrates, minerals, proteins and minerals
What is hot agar jelly poured into?
Shallow round plastic dishes called Petri dishes
What happens when the jelly is set?
A sterilised inoculation loop is used to transfer microorganisms to the culture medium
