Which of the following types of drugs is most effective against a bacterial infection?
  • Painkiller
  • Hallucinogen
  • Stimulant
  • Antibiotic
Before the 19th Century, why did doctors not wash their hands in between dealing with their patients?
  • They did not understand about infectious diseases
  • They were too lazy
  • Soap was not available
  • It meant that they could move on to the next patient as quickly as possible and make more money
Which of the following statements about the first ever antibiotic is true?
  • It is called pennysillyum and invented by Alexander Flaming
  • It is called penicillin and was discovered by accident by Alexander Fleming
  • It is called penicilliase and was made for use in the First World War
  • It is called amoxycillin and discovered by James Lister
Which of the following is not caused by bacteria or viruses?
  • Salmonella and listeria (food poisoning)
  • Cholera and typhoid
  • Whooping cough and sore throats
  • Scurvy and anaemia
How do antibiotics work?
  • They absorb the toxins released by the bacteria
  • They kill the viruses that have got into the body
  • They ingest the bacteria that are causing the infection
  • They stop the bacteria from reproducing
Why do pathogenic diseases make you feel ill?
  • They alter all of the chemical reactions in your body
  • They slow down your metabolic rate
  • They produce toxins and can damage cells
  • It is because your immune system is fighting them off
Why do doctors think carefully about prescribing antibiotics?
  • Because they are expensive
  • Because they kill harmless viruses as well as pathogenic viruses
  • Because over use or patients who don't take the whole course can lead to the development of resistant bacteria
  • Because writing out a prescription for antibiotics is complicated and takes them a lot of time
What do vaccines contain?
  • Live pathogens but treated to make them harmless
  • Dead pathogens
  • Fragments of the pathogen that are harmless but which carry the antigen
  • Any of the above
What is a pathogen?
  • Someone who carries out post-mortems
  • A type of infectious disease
  • A microorganism that cause infectious diseases
  • A torch that surgeons wear on their heads during operations
Antibiotics are effective against what?
  • Bacteria only
  • Viruses only
  • Both bacteria and viruses
  • Neither bacteria or viruses
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