Painkillers and Antibiotics Flashcards
1
Q
painkiller
A
medicine of useful drugs, helping to relieve symptoms by blocking nerve impulses
2
Q
painkillers have no effect on . . .
A
pathogens/ microbes
3
Q
e.g. of painkillers
A
aspirin, paracetamol
4
Q
antibiotics
A
medicine, inhibiting bacterial pathogens
5
Q
e.g. of antibiotics
A
penicillin, methicillin
6
Q
‘superbug’ problem
A
antibiotics are no longer resistant as bacteria mutates
7
Q
antibiotic resistance
A
from overuse and inappropriate prescription, weaker bacteria gets killed off, course not finished, resistant bacteria reproduce
