NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
Question
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Viruses
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Bacteria
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Fungus
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Antibiotics are medicines that fight infections caused by bacteria in humans and animals by either killing the bacteria or making it difficult for the bacteria to grow and multiply. Bacteria are germs. They live in the environment and all over the inside and outside of our bodies.
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 DO NOT work on viruses, such as those that cause colds, flu, or COVID-19. Antibiotics also are not needed for many sinus infections and some ear infections.
Detailed explanation-4: -Antibiotics are drugs that kill bacteria germs and can only treat sickness caused by bacteria, also known as a bacterial infection. This includes strep throat, urinary tract infections (UTI) and many skin infections. Antibiotics don’t work on sickness caused by virus germs, also known as a viral infection.