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Card 6

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What is an 'antibiotic'?

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Card 7

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Why is it difficult to produce medicines to destroy viruses?

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Card 8

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How are the ideas of Semmelweiss used in modern hospitals?

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Card 9

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What is meant by a 'mutation' of a pathogen?

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Card 10

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How is a pandemic different from an epidemic?

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Card 11

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Why don't doctors give antibiotics for mild throat infections?

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Card 12

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Explain how bacteria develop antibiotic resistance.

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Card 13

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Explain how bacteria develop antibiotic resistance cont.

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Card 14

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How does a person develop immunity following vaccination?

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