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Darina [25.2K]
3 years ago
6

What are antibiotics and how and why do they work?

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1 answer:
netineya [11]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Antibiotics are medicines that help stop infections caused by bacteria. They do this by killing the bacteria or by keeping them from copying themselves or reproducing. The word antibiotic means “against life.” Any drug that kills germs in your body is technically an antibiotic.

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