Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Diseases and immunity

Diseases and immunity — practice question

A patient has an infection. Her doctor gives her an antibiotic. After one week, the infection is still there. What might explain this?

  • AIt was the correct antibiotic for this infection.
  • BThe pathogen was a virus.
  • CThe pathogen was resistant to the antibodies.
  • DThe patient was resistant to the antibiotic.

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