BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
VIRUSES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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“Absolutely, get that kid an antibiotic!”
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“Actually, he just needs to take a painkiller.”
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“Unfortunately, antibiotics do not work against viruses like the flu.”
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“Give him a vaccine and he will feel better right away!”
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is A virus does not use biochemical pathways which can be blocked by an antibiotic. But a vaccine can boost an immune system to fight the virus.
Detailed explanation-2: -Antibiotics are small molecules or compounds that are effective in treating infections caused by organisms such as bacteria, fungi and protozoa. Vaccines are dead or inactivated organisms or compounds that are used to provide immunity to a particular infection or disease.
Detailed explanation-3: -Statement 1 : Antibiotics are ineffective against viral infections. Statement 2: Vaccines are composed of active microbes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Viruses are different to bacteria; they have a different structure and a different way of surviving. Viruses don’t have cell walls that can be attacked by antibiotics; instead they are surrounded by a protective protein coat.