Antiobiotics

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  • What should you be able to describe by the end of the video?
    How diseases can be treated using antibiotics
  • What is meant by antibiotic resistance?
    Bacteria evolving to resist antibiotics
  • Why is antibiotic resistance a problem?
    Bacterial diseases may become difficult to treat
  • What significant change occurred around the 1940s regarding bacterial diseases?
    The first antibiotic, penicillin, was discovered
  • How do antibiotics like penicillin work in the human body?
    They kill infected bacteria without harming body cells
  • What led to the development of antibiotic resistance?
    Overuse of antibiotics by doctors
  • What do scientists call the phenomenon of bacteria not being killed by antibiotics?
    Antibiotic resistance
  • What precautions do doctors take when prescribing antibiotics?
    They use specific antibiotics for specific bacteria
  • Can antibiotics kill viruses?
    No, antibiotics cannot kill viruses
  • Why won't doctors prescribe antibiotics for viral conditions?
    Because antibiotics do not kill viruses
  • What is one type of drug that doctors prescribe to treat symptoms?
    Painkillers
  • How do painkillers work in relation to diseases?
    They relieve pain but do not kill pathogens
  • Why is it difficult to develop drugs that kill viruses?
    Viruses live inside human cells
  • What will you find in the vision workbook related to antibiotics?
    Plenty of questions on antibiotics
  • What are the key points about antibiotics that need to be learned?
    • Antibiotics treat bacterial infections
    • Specific antibiotics are used for specific bacteria
    • Antibiotics cannot kill viruses
    • Painkillers relieve symptoms but do not kill pathogens