Antibiotics and painkillers (AQA GCSE Biology): Quizzes
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What do painkillers treat when you are ill?
What do painkillers treat when you are ill?
Symptoms of disease
What is the main difference between painkillers and antibiotics?
What is the main difference between painkillers and antibiotics?
Antibiotics kill bacteria, painkillers don't
What type of infection do antibiotics work against?
What type of infection do antibiotics work against?
Bacterial infections only
Why must doctors choose different antibiotics for different infections?
Why must doctors choose different antibiotics for different infections?
Different bacteria need different antibiotics
Which was one of the first antibiotics discovered?
Which was one of the first antibiotics discovered?
Penicillin
How do some antibiotics kill bacteria?
How do some antibiotics kill bacteria?
Stop bacteria building cell walls properly
Why don't antibiotics damage human body tissues?
Why don't antibiotics damage human body tissues?
Human cells don't have cell walls
What is MRSA?
What is MRSA?
Bacteria resistant to several antibiotics
What is the process called when resistant bacteria survive and multiply?
What is the process called when resistant bacteria survive and multiply?
Natural selection
Why can't antibiotics kill viruses?
Why can't antibiotics kill viruses?
Viruses live inside body cells
Why is it difficult to develop safe antiviral medicines?
Why is it difficult to develop safe antiviral medicines?
Drugs that kill viruses often harm cells too
What has to fight off most viral infections like colds and flu?
What has to fight off most viral infections like colds and flu?
Your immune system