A patient has a bacterial ear infection. The doctor prescribes an antibiotic and also advises the patient to take ibuprofen. Why was the ibuprofen advised?
The ibuprofen kills the bacteria that the antibiotic is unable to kill
The ibuprofen relieves the pain while the antibiotic kills the bacteria
The ibuprofen helps the antibiotic to work faster inside the patient
The ibuprofen stops the bacteria becoming resistant to the antibiotic
176 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 3.1 Communicable diseases, covering 3.1.1 Communicable (infectious) diseases, 3.1.2 Viral diseases, 3.1.3 Bacterial diseases, 3.1.4 Fungal diseases, 3.1.5 Protist diseases, 3.1.6 Human defence systems, 3.1.7 Vaccination, 3.1.8 Antibiotics and painkillers, and 3.1.9 Discovery and development of drugs. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.