Why medical practitioners and policymakers often discourage the growing use of anti biotic for...........

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Why medical practitioners and policymakers often discourage the growing use of anti-biotic for treatment of common diseases?

1. Antibiotics do not fight infections caused by viruses.

2. Some Bacteria are able to resist the effects of an antibiotic and multiply in numbers by way of natural selection.

Which of the above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Justification: Statement 1: Infections caused by viruses like colds, flu, most sore throats, bronchitis, and many sinus and ear infections will not be helped by anti-biotic, as they mainly target bacteria.
Statement 2: Resistant microorganisms (including bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites) are able to withstand attack by antimicrobial drugs, such as antibacterial drugs (e.g. antibiotics), antifungals, antivirals, and antimalarials, so that standard treatments become ineffective and infections persist, increasing the risk of spread to others. The evolution of resistant strains is a natural phenomenon that occurs when microorganisms replicate themselves erroneously or when resistant traits are exchanged between them. The use and misuse of antimicrobial drugs accelerates the emergence of drug-resistant strains.