Antibiotics and painkillers - GCSE Biology (Revision for 2020)

***This video is for the topic of Infection and Response for GCSE Biology and Combined Science (9-1) - it is written for the AQA specification but overlaps with other exam boards.***

I’ll start with explaining what antibiotics are, giving an example of one, and discussing specificity. Some bacteria have developed antibiotic resistance and this is a topic that is expanded on in Paper 2 in the Resistant Bacteria video -

Then we’ll look at painkillers - these do not kill pathogens, so they don’t actually cure the disease - they simply treat the symptoms of disease.

I’ll also recap why it is difficult to make drugs to destroy viruses.
We’ll finish with some quick questions - here’s your chance to test yourself & see what you’ve learnt! Let me know how you’ve done in the comments below!

I really hope this video helps & that you’ve enjoyed revising with me - let me know if there are any other videos you’d like to see!

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WORST VIDEO EVER! Please don't put bad videos like this up as it was destroyed due to lack of a smiley face! The content itself was excellent, but the lack of "smiley" destroyed it.