NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Antibiotics do kill specific bacteria. Some viruses cause symptoms that resemble bacterial infections, and some bacteria can cause symptoms that resemble viral infections. Your healthcare provider can determine what type of illness you have and recommend the proper type of treatment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Antibiotics will kill most bacteria, including the helpful bacteria in our body. But the bacteria with the advantages can survive and reproduce. The resistant bacteria can pass the DNA changes on to their offspring, or sometimes even to each other, to generate new strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria.

Detailed explanation-3: -Antibiotics kill only bacteria. They don’t work against viruses. Most common colds and sore throats are caused by viruses. Sometimes when you take an antibiotic, the bacteria may be resistant or become resistant.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some, such as penicillin, kill bacteria by destroying the bacterial cell wall. Others, such as tetracycline, interfere with the ability of bacteria cells to reproduce or make proteins or nutrients they need to survive.