Combined Science GCSE
Difference between antibiotics and antivirals
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Antibiotics do not kill viruses, which is why viral infections are not treated with antibiotics, whereas antiviral drugs target virus-specific enzymes or structures.
Topics that use Difference between antibiotics and antivirals
- Antibiotics and painkillers (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antibiotics
- Natural selection of resistant bacteria
- Painkillers
- Resistant strain
- Risk of side effects from antiviral treatment
- Selectivity of antiviral drugs
- Symptom relief versus pathogen destruction
- Viral replication inside host cells
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