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What is a medicinal drug?
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What is a medicinal drug?
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A medicinal drug is a substance taken into the body that affects chemical processes within the body.
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What are antibiotics?
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Antibiotics are medicinal drugs used in the treatment of bacterial infection.
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What is antibiotic resistance?
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Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria survive exposure to antibiotics that would normally kill them or inhibit their growth.
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True or False? Antibiotics can kill viruses.
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False. Antibiotics do not destroy viruses, so can only be used to treat bacterial infection.
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True or False? There is no relationship between the extent of antibiotic use and the development of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria. (Extended Tier Only)
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False. Antibiotic use can increase the probability that a resistant population of bacteria will arise because: This means that using antibiotics only when needed can limit antibiotic resistance.
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True or False? MRSA is an antibiotic resistant strain of bacteria. (Extended Tier Only)
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True. MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.