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Explain why it is difficult to develop drugs that kill viruses without also damaging body tissues.
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Communicable diseases
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Antibiotics and painkillers
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Explain why it is difficult to develop drugs that kill viruses without also damaging body tissues
- This point belongs to Communicable diseases, especially Antibiotics and painkillers.
- You need to be able to explain why it is difficult to develop drugs that kill viruses without also damaging body tissues.
- The key ideas to know are that, difficult, and drugs.
- Use the linked flashcards and practice questions to check recall, then practise applying the idea in an exam-style answer.
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This objective helps connect Antibiotics and painkillers to exam-style questions, flashcards, and revision notes for Communicable diseases.
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How do you explain it is difficult to develop drugs that kill viruses without also damaging body tissues?
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In Biology, this page helps you answer questions about it is difficult to develop drugs that kill viruses without also damaging body tissues within Communicable diseases. Focus on the key process, correct scientific terms, and how the idea links to exam-style questions. Key terms to check are drug development and viral pathogens.
Key terms
- drug development: The process of creating new medications, which involves stages such as discovery, preclinical testing, and clinical trials.
- viral pathogens: Microorganisms that cause disease and are specifically targeted by antiviral drugs, which are challenging to develop without harming healthy cells.
Common trap
Misunderstanding Drug Development Challenges: Students should focus on understanding the unique challenges of targeting viruses, such as the need to avoid harming host cells while effectively eliminating the virus.
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- Define pathogens as microorganisms that cause infectious disease.
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- State that pathogens may be viruses, bacteria, protists or fungi.
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- Explain that pathogens may infect plants or animals.
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- Explain that pathogens can spread by direct contact, by water or by air.
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- Explain how diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, protists and fungi are spread in animals and plants.
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