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Card 16

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What restriction is there to the antibiotic that uses the process of preventing the formation of cell walls? Name an antibiotic that works in this way.

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Card 17

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A strain of bacteria developed resistance to penicillin through a random mutation. What did this mutation cause and how does it make the bacteria resistant?

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Card 18

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Is it the presence of antibiotics that causes bacteria to mutate?

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Card 19

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How is antibiotic resistance passed from species to species?

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Card 20

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Explain why antibiotic resistance is more likely to del elope as more antibiotics are used.

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Card 21

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Why might a patient stop taking antibiotics prematurely?

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Card 22

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What is the danger of stopping a course of antibiotics prematurely?

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Card 23

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How can strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria leads to multiple-antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria? How are they treated?

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Card 24

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Why would patients with Tuberculosis be more likely to stop taking antibiotics prematurely than patients with some other disease?

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Card 25

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MRSA is especially prevalent in hospital. What does this mean for the transmission and severity of the disease in hospital?

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