Antibiotics and Painkillers

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  • What do painkillers do?
    Soothe symptoms but not kill pathogens
  • What do Antibiotics do?
    Kill bacteria only, but does not affect human cells
  • Antibodies can't kill viruses as Viruses hide inside host cells
  • Development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria:
    1. Bacteria colony enters body
    2. Antibiotic resistant mutation occurs
    3. Resistant Bacterium reproduces
    4. Passes on characteristics