Learning objective

Acknowledge that antibiotics are effective against bacteria but do not work on viruses.

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Cambridge IGCSE Combined ScienceDrugsCore content

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This point belongs to Drugs, especially Drugs outcomes.
You need to be able to acknowledge that antibiotics are effective against bacteria but do not work on viruses.
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Paper 3Theory (Core)2 marks

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Antibiotics are used to treat various infections. However, they are not effective against all types of pathogens.

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Explain why antibiotics are effective against bacteria but not against viruses.
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Aim for approximately 2 distinct marking points.
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