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Antibiotics
Drugs that kill
infected
bacteria inside the human body without harming body cells
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Antibiotics mean that most bacterial diseases are
treatable
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Antibiotic
resistance
Certain antibiotics are no longer effective against certain bacteria because antibiotics have been
overused
, causing the bacteria to evolve and become
resistant
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Antibiotic resistance
is a serious problem, as it may make
bacterial diseases
very difficult to treat in the future
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Doctors are careful when prescribing antibiotics, using
specific
antibiotics to treat
specific
bacteria
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Antibiotics cannot kill
viruses
, so doctors will not prescribe them for conditions caused by
viruses
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Painkillers
Drugs that treat the symptoms of a disease by relieving pain, but do not kill
pathogens
or treat the
disease
itself
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Viruses live and reproduce inside human
cells
, making it difficult to develop drugs that kill
viruses
without also damaging the body's
tissues
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