A patient feels better after three days but still has four days of antibiotics left. Why should the patient finish the whole course?
So that the bacteria that are hardest to kill are also destroyed
So that the patient's white blood cells can produce more antibodies
So that the patient's body builds up resistance to the bacterium
So that the antibiotic begins to kill any viruses still present
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.