PATHOLOGY MCQ
IMMUNE RESPONSE
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Neither responds to antibiotics.
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Both respond to antibiotics.
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Viral diseases respond to antibiotics; bacterial diseases do not.
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Bacterial diseases respond to antibiotics; viral diseases do not.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Viral diseases respond to antibiotics; bacterial diseases do not.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Viruses are surrounded by a protective protein coating; they don’t have cell walls that can be attacked by antibiotics like bacteria does. It is because of this that antibiotics don’t work on viruses.
Detailed explanation-4: -The body reacts to disease-causing bacteria by increasing local blood flow (inflammation) and sending in cells from the immune system to attack and destroy the bacteria. Antibodies produced by the immune system attach to the bacteria and help in their destruction.
Detailed explanation-5: -AIDS. Common cold. Ebola. Genital herpes. Influenza. Measles. Chickenpox and shingles. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)