Antibiotics do not work work equally well against all types of bacterium. How can bacteria in a petri dish show this?
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What's important to remember about antibiotics?
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Why must antibiotics not be overused?
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How does antibiotic resistance arise?
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What happens when a bacterium becomes resistant?
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How can we prevent new strains of bacteria from forming?
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Whenever antibiotics are used, it gives an advantage to any mutant bacterium that happens to be resistant to them. What happens if antibiotics are not used?
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MRSA is resistant to most antibiotics. The number of deaths from this disease rose between 1993 and 2006, but it is now gradually decreasing. Suggest one reason for this.
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What does the MMR vaccination make children immune to?
