Q1. Explain the functions of Antibiotics [in points; max 4points]
Q2. Why antibiotics do not work against viral infections? Give reasons for the same [ 3 marks]
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Answer:
1) Functions of antibiotics:
2) Antibiotics are chemical substances produced by microorganisms, that can kill on inhibit the growth of other microorganisms, but they do not work against viral infections like flu, covid-19 common cold, etc because they have an antibiotic resistance and can have serious side effects which can no longer stop the particular bacteria or viral disease to spread.
How is it?
➤ You must be curious to know how the antibiotics kill the germs.
Here are two examples:
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❷ᴀɴᴛɪʙɪᴏᴛɪᴄѕ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄɪɴᴇѕ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴠɪʀᴜѕᴇѕ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴄᴏʟᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴜ, ᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴠɪᴅ-19. ᴀɴᴛɪʙɪᴏᴛɪᴄѕ ғɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴀ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴠɪʀᴜѕᴇѕ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ѕᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.
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