Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
How do antibiotics cure disease?
Advertisements
Solution
Microorganisms have certain biochemical pathways which are needed for their survival; for example, respiration and enzyme synthesis. Antibiotics bind with the precursors required for these pathways and block them. In the absence of essential life processes, the microorganisms are killed. For example, penicillin kills a bacterium by blocking the cell wall formation in bacteria. Once the disease-causing organism is dead, there is no more spread of the disease and the patient starts recovering.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
How is a vaccine produced?
Why is it necessary to safely store the pathogens of a disease against which vaccines are to be produced?
Complete the following:
Penicillin is an ______.
Suppose a person develops the disease diphtheria. Comment upon the principle of the treatment he should receive.
List the merits of local defense systems.
List any four ways in which the antibiotics are being used.
Mention if the following statement is true (T) or false (F).
Lysol is an antibiotic.
Mention if the following statement is true (T) or false (F).
Alexander Fleming coined the term 'antibiotic' for substances like penicillin.
Mention If the Following Statement is True (T) Or False (F).
Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming.
True or False – If False give the correct answer
Antibiotics does work for viruses like cold and
Explain briefly about antibiotic and analgesic?
The antibiotic Penicillin is obtained from ______.
The bacteria staphylococcus is meant to cause deadly diseases such as pneumonia sour throat etc.
Fleming named the mould penicillum notatum, from which the antibiotic penicillin was isolated.
What is antibiotic resistance?
Mention the uses of Penicillin.
What are the main sources of Antibiotics?
Name any five natural antibiotics.
What are known as Antibiotics?
