Lesson 1 Drugs

Objectives:

Core

1. Describe a drug as any substance taken into the body that modifies or affects chemical reactions in the body
2. Describe the use of antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial infections
3. State that some bacteria are resistant to antibiotics which reduces the effectiveness of antibiotics
4. State that antibiotics kill bacteria but do not affect viruses

Supplement

1. Explain how using antibiotics only when essential can limit the development of resistant bacteria such as MRSA