Combined Science GCSE
Symptom relief versus pathogen destruction
What Symptom relief versus pathogen destruction means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Symptom relief versus pathogen destruction
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Medicines may treat symptoms such as pain or fever without killing the pathogen, so the immune system must still clear it.
Topics that use Symptom relief versus pathogen destruction
- Antibiotics and painkillers (AQA GCSE)
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- Difference between antibiotics and antivirals
- Natural selection of resistant bacteria
- Painkillers
- Resistant strain
- Risk of side effects from antiviral treatment
- Selectivity of antiviral drugs
- Viral replication inside host cells
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