BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CLASSIFICATION OF VITAMINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the term:antibiotic resistant mean”?
A
bacteria are dead or altered
B
bacteria survive in the presence of an antibiotic
C
bacteria are weakened and destroyed by antibiotics
D
bacteria are resistant to a vaccine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Antimicrobial resistance happens when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. That means the germs are not killed and continue to grow. Resistant infections can be difficult, and sometimes impossible, to treat.

Detailed explanation-2: -Through mutation and selection, bacteria can develop defense mechanisms against antibiotics. For example, some bacteria have developed biochemical “pumps” that can remove an antibiotic before it reaches its target, while others have evolved to produce enzymes to inactivate the antibiotic.

Detailed explanation-3: -Antimicrobial resistance: The ability of a microbe (germ) to resist the effects of a drug. Antimicrobial-resistant germs are not killed by the drugs that are typically used against them and may continue to multiply. Antimicrobial resistance includes antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral resistance.

Detailed explanation-4: -(a) It means our body has become resistant to the antibiotic.

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