Antibiotics and painkillers (AQA GCSE Biology Combined Science): Quizzes
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What is the key difference between painkillers and antibiotics?
What is the key difference between painkillers and antibiotics?
Painkillers treat symptoms; antibiotics kill bacteria
What do painkillers NOT do when you are ill?
What do painkillers NOT do when you are ill?
Get rid of the germs causing disease
What do antibiotics destroy in your body?
What do antibiotics destroy in your body?
Harmful bacteria
Which type of infection can antibiotics treat?
Which type of infection can antibiotics treat?
Bacterial infections only
What was penicillin's historical significance?
What was penicillin's historical significance?
One of first antibiotics discovered
How does antibiotic resistance develop in bacteria?
How does antibiotic resistance develop in bacteria?
Some bacteria survive treatment and multiply
What is MRSA an example of?
What is MRSA an example of?
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Why is antibiotic resistance dangerous for public health?
Why is antibiotic resistance dangerous for public health?
Infections could spread quickly if all fail
Why can't antibiotics treat viral infections?
Why can't antibiotics treat viral infections?
They'd damage healthy body cells too
What scientific process explains antibiotic resistance?
What scientific process explains antibiotic resistance?
Natural selection