Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Antibiotics

Antibiotics — practice question

Certain antibiotics are added to animal feed to help lower disease. Why should these antibiotics not be used to treat human diseases?

  • AHuman cells may stop responding to these antibiotics.
  • BHumans may be allergic to these antibiotics.
  • CPathogenic bacteria may develop resistance to these antibiotics.
  • DUseful gut bacteria may be killed by these antibiotics.

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