1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
sveta [45]
3 years ago
6

Why does the word anitibotic suggest that these medications would be ineffective against viruses

Biology
2 answers:
finlep [7]3 years ago
7 0

Antibiotics are ineffective against viruses because viruses do not have cells. Viruses are infectious agents that live within the cells of other living things. Antibiotics work by breaking down the cell walls of bacteria or interfering with the bacteria's ability to repair its cell's DNA, according to How Stuff Works

Annette [7]3 years ago
5 0

Antibiotics are ineffective against viruses because viruses do not have cells. Viruses are infectious agents that live within the cells of other living things.

You might be interested in
Which process requires no energy from the cell
dezoksy [38]
Facilitated diffusion
5 0
3 years ago
Historically, physicians have used a procedure called xenodiagnosis to diagnose which of the following diseases?A. schistosomias
Mrac [35]

Answer: C. Chagas disease

Explanation:

Xenodiagnosis is a method of diagnosis and detection of the microorganism responsible for infecting the tissues of the body.

Chagas disease is a potentially life threatening disease. It is caused by the protozoan parasite called as Trypanosoma cruzi. It is transmitted to people through the feces of insects. This disease is common in South and Central America and in Mexico. The xenodiagnosis is used to detect the parasite responsible for the Chagas disease.

5 0
4 years ago
How does human evolution or natural selection related to the susceptibility of disease?
const2013 [10]

due to the pollution and the evolution by men, the cells in our bodies must lose something in order to get something better, in this case, our ability to avoid cancers, diseases. and sicknesses is lost, but we have evolved into even more intelligent species, thus called HOMO SAPIANS


8 0
3 years ago
Water is an important part of the biogeochemical cycles on Earth. Complete the sentences about water. In the water cycle, water
Archy [21]

Water is the main constituent on the earth surface. It is important for all living beings to survive. It is a transparent, odourless, colourless chemical substance. Water has vital role in atmosphere. It undergoes several cycles. In water cycle, water from rivers, lakes and streams enters the atmosphere through Evaporation. In evaporation the element or the compound in it's liquid state changes to gaseous state below the temperature at which the it boils. This is due to the high temperature. Due to high temperature the water from different water bodies enters the atmosphere in the form of vapours. In the carbon cycle, water exits the pore of leaves in plants by a process called as transpiration. Transpiration is a process by which the moisture is transferred from roots to the outside of the leaf whic

Therefore, In water cycle, water from rivers, lakes and streams enters the atmosphere through vaporisation. in the carbon cycle, water exits the pore of leaves in plants by a process called as transpiration.  In nitrogen cycle, the water  as well as dead organism moves nitrogen from the atmosphere into the soil.

5 0
4 years ago
Which body system is responsible for storage in animals?
saveliy_v [14]

Hope it will help you...

7 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Explain how your fluid balance is maintained even when you<br> exerciseand lose fluids by sweating.
    15·1 answer
  • What are the 4 differences between eukaryotic/ prokaryotic
    15·2 answers
  • HELP ANSWER NEEDED!! BEFORE 3:00!!
    5·1 answer
  • Difference between male and female respiratory system
    10·1 answer
  • Show me a picture of telophase stage of mitosis
    11·1 answer
  • 1. Write the complementary code for the following DNA transcription.<br> A T G C A T T G
    10·1 answer
  • Help mee guy to complete this please please please please please​
    8·2 answers
  • Which of the following situations<br> demonstrates a chemical change?
    5·1 answer
  • Brain is medial to what​
    6·1 answer
  • 1. state the characteristics of Chrysophytes.
    10·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!