MEDICINE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Question
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They can stop bacteria from reproducing
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They can stop viruses from reproducing
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They stop toxins from poisoning the tissues of hosts
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They engulf the pathogens
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Detailed explanation-1: -Antibiotics work by blocking vital processes in bacteria. They kill the bacteria or stop it from spreading. This helps the body’s natural immune system to fight the infection.
Detailed explanation-2: -Antibiotics treat bacterial infections either by killing bacteria or slowing and suspending its growth. They do this by: attacking the wall or coating surrounding bacteria. interfering with bacteria reproduction.
Detailed explanation-3: -A bactericidal antibiotic, such as penicillin, kills the bacteria. These drugs usually interfere with either the formation of the bacterial cell wall or its cell contents. A bacteriostatic stops bacteria from multiplying.
Detailed explanation-4: -The cell wall or membranes that surrounds the bacterial cell. The machineries that make the nucleic acids DNA and RNA. The machinery that produce proteins (the ribosome and associated proteins)