Why Would It Be Reasonable to Treat Strep Throat with Antibacterial

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Multiple Choice

Why would it be reasonable to treat strep throat with antibacterial antibiotics,but not diphtheria?

• A)The illness in diphtheria is largely from the exotoxin produced.An antibiotic won't clear out the exotoxin.
• B)The illness in strep throat is largely from the exotoxin produced.An antibiotic effectively eliminates exotoxins.
• C)The causative agent of diphtheria is a virus,not a bacterium.The drug would have no effect.
• D)There are no antibiotics that have proven effective against the bacterium that causes diphtheria.

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