Antibiotics

• 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 discovery was made around the 1940s?

  The first antibiotic, penicillin, was discovered
• How do antibiotics like penicillin work?

  They kill infected bacteria without harming body cells
• What caused the problem of antibiotic resistance?

  Overuse of antibiotics
• What happens to bacteria when antibiotics are overused?

  Bacteria evolve and become resistant
• What do doctors consider when prescribing antibiotics?

  Specific antibiotics for specific bacteria
• Why won't doctors prescribe antibiotics for viral infections?

  Antibiotics cannot kill viruses
• What is one type of drug that doctors prescribe for symptoms?

  Painkillers
• How do painkillers work in relation to diseases?

  They relieve pain but do not kill pathogens
• Why is it difficult to develop antiviral drugs?

  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?

  • Specific antibiotics treat specific bacteria
  • Antibiotics cannot kill viruses
  • Painkillers relieve symptoms but do not kill pathogens
• What are the implications of antibiotic resistance for future treatments?

  • Bacterial diseases may become hard to treat
  • Increased risk of untreatable infections
  • Need for new antibiotics and treatments