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Antibiotics

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Antibiotics

Antibiotics, such as penicillin, are drugs developed to cure infections caused by bacteria. Some antibiotics work by destroying the cell wall of the bacteria so that they can't replicate.

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Antibiotics do not affect viruses

  • Antibiotics do not destroy viruses because viruses stay inside host cells and are not living cells.
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Antibiotics are specific

  • Specific antibiotics are prescribed by medical doctors for specific diseases.
  • The use of antibiotics has greatly reduced the number of deaths from infectious bacterial diseases.

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