Question

(a) Why are antibiotics not effective for viral diseases.
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(b) Name two air-borne viral diseases.
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Answer 1

Answer:

a}Antibiotics are useless against viral infections. This is because viruses are so simple that they use their host cells to perform their activities for them. So antiviral drugs work differently to antibiotics, by interfering with the viral enzymes instead.

b}Types of Airborne Viruses

• Rhinoviruses3 (cause common cold symptoms, but are not the only viruses that cause colds)
• Influenza viruses (type A, type B, H1N1)
• Varicella viruses (cause chickenpox)
• Measles virus.
• Mumps virus.
• Hantavirus (a rare virus that can be transmitted from rodents to humans)4
• Viral meningitis.

Answer 2

Answer:

(a)Antibiotics are useless against viral infections. This is because viruses are so simple that they use their host cells to perform their activities for them. So antiviral drugs work differently to antibiotics, by interfering with the viral enzymes instead.

(b)=Types of Airborne Viruses

Rhinoviruses3 (cause common cold symptoms, but are not the only viruses that cause colds)

Influenza viruses (type A, type B, H1N1)

Varicella viruses (cause chickenpox)

Measles virus.

Mumps virus.

Hantavirus (a rare virus that can be transmitted from rodents to humans)4

Viral meningitis.

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