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MAVERICK [17]
3 years ago
13

A patient with sneezing, congestion, fever, and a cough visits the doctor and asks for an antibiotic as treatment. Which of the

following is a reason why the doctor should agree to prescribe an antibiotic?
A. These symptoms often indicate a virus and an antibiotic can only treat bacteria, not viruses.
B. Antibiotic treatment for mild infections will allow surviving bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics, leading to illnesses that are much more difficult to treat.
C. The patient has already been treated with viral therapy and the infection has per- sisted for more than a week and spread to include a deep cough.
D.The patient asks for antibiotics each time they get any type of cold or sore throat because she does not want to develop a worse infection.
Biology
2 answers:
asambeis [7]3 years ago
6 0

The answer is D. The patient asks for antibiotics each time they get any type of cold or sore throat because she does not want to develop a worse infection.

A patient having mild symptoms of sneezing, congestion, fever, and a cough. If these symptoms get severe and prolonged for more than a week, the patient may be infected with a bacteria and need antibiotics. Only doctor can prescribe antibiotics and antibiotics must be taken under the guidance of a doctor.

Allisa [31]3 years ago
4 0
A. Because the symptoms will become worse and the patient obviously does not want it to continue into s more difficult virus
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