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ANTIBIOTICS

ANTIBIOTICS. The H itmen of the bacterial world. They slow down & kill bacteria. The first antibiotic made was penicillin, some others are ampicillin , amoxicillin & benzyl penicillin. There is a world wide concern that antibiotics are being over used.

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ANTIBIOTICS

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  1. ANTIBIOTICS The Hitmen of the bacterial world

  2. They slow down & kill bacteria

  3. The first antibiotic made was penicillin, some others are ampicillin, amoxicillin & benzyl penicillin

  4. There is a world wide concern that antibiotics are being over used

  5. Antibiotics cannot distinguish between the good and the bad bacteria

  6. A bacteria with a mutation could survive the antibiotic and produce millions more Resistant bacteria like it

  7. The dosage of an antibiotic is very important because if not right the bacteria is more likely to become resistant to it, and in the case of over use it may result in cancer

  8. Each antibiotic affects different bacteria in different ways

  9. Antibiotics are specific poisons that kill desired bacteria, and not the cells in your body

  10. Antibiotics work in two ways, by killing or by blocking the bacteria's function

  11. Antibiotics are derived from bacteria's like fungi and mold

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