Biology GCSE
Antibiotics and treatment
What Antibiotics and treatment means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Antibiotics and treatment
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Antibiotics such as penicillin can kill the pathogen, and penicillin was originally an effective and easily used treatment for gonorrhoea.
Topics that use Antibiotics and treatment
- Bacterial diseases (AQA GCSE)
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