Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is false regarding antibiotics?

  1. The term was given by Waksman.

  2. They are produced by microorganisms.

  3. They either kill bacteria or keep them for reproducing.

  4. They do not fight infections caused by virus such as cold and flu.

  5. They may cause at least some relief in case of viral infection.
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Explanation

Each time the antibiotics are taken, it increases the chances that bacteria in the body will be able to resist them. Later, we could get or spread an infection that those antibiotics cannot cure.

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