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