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Antibiotics are used to eliminate which organisms. A. Viruses B. Bacteria C. Protozoan pathogens D. All...

Antibiotics are used to eliminate which organisms.

A.

Viruses
B.

Bacteria
C.

Protozoan pathogens
D.

All of the above.

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Answer: Option B i.e Bacteria.

Explanation: The antibiotic cam is defined as the substance which inhibits the growth and replication of bacteria and kills them is known as an antibiotic. These medicines are made to kill bacterial infection within or on the body. The mechanism behind the killing the bacteria by antibiotics is the inhibition of cell wall formation in bacteria. Antibiotic are classified into two main categories on the bases of their bacterial killing capacity. Broad-spectrum (which are able to kill a large number of bacterial species) and narrow-spectrum antibiotics (which are effective against a limited number of bacterial species). The strongest antibiotic is Ceftriaxone.

The antibiotics are unable to inhibit viral infection. They are cured with the time as every virus have its growth cycle and after completion of this cycle, the infection is cured by itself. If we use antibiotics to cure viral infection then the body will get antibiotic resistance and there will be no effect of that antibiotic on bacterial infections also.

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