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quiz on antibiotics

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Choose an answer for each question and then click the submit button to get the results.

Antibiotics fight infections caused by:
Viruses

Bacteria

Viruses and Bacteria
Bacteria are germs that cause colds and flu.
True

False
Which of these illnesses should be treated with antibiotics?
Runny Nose

The Flu

Cold

Strep Throat
Infections can become resistant to antibiotics.
True

False
I can prevent antibiotic-resistant infections when I:

don't take an antibiotic for a viral infection

don't save an antibiotic for the next time I am sick

don't take an antibiotic prescribed for someone else

take my antibiotic exactly as my healthcare provider tells me

all of the above
What can happen if I get an antibiotic-resistant infection?

I may have a longer-lasting illness

I may have to visit my doctor more often

I may require hospitalization

I may need more costly medicine that may cause side effects

all of the above
Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic in 1927.
What was the antibiotic named?
Mold

Penicillin

Vancomycin

Doxycycline
Antibiotic resistance has been called one of the world's most pressing
public health problems.
True

False