Some types of bacteria that have become resistant to some types of antibiotic
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What is MRSA?
A strain of bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics
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How is the risk of bacteria strains reduced?
Doctors shouldn’t prescribe antibiotics unless it’s really needed, for a serious disease or for a bacterial infection; patients should complete their course of antibiotics
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What plant is used to make digitalis?
Foxgloves
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What plant is used to make aspirin?
Willow
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What plant is used to make penicillin?
Penicillium mould
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What is a double blind trial?
Some patients are given a placebo which doesn’t contain the drug and some patients are given the drug. The patients are allocated randomly to these two groups. Neither doctors nor patients know who has the placebo.
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What is the purpose of a double blind trial?
To ensure that it’s completely fair and to rule out whether a drug is completely necessary
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What are bacterial strains?
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Some types of bacteria that have become resistant to some types of antibiotic
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