Question
Consider the following statements regarding
antibiotics 1. They are used to destroy disease-causing bacteria. 2. They can be applied to the skin, swallowed or injected to fight micro-organisms inside the body. 3. They are effective against disease-causing viruses. 4. The first antibiotic to be discovered was Tetracycline. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?Solution
Antibiotics are very effective medicines that treat bacterial infections. They are ineffective against viral infection as viruses have different genetic makeup as compared to bacteria.
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