Selective Toxicity Is More Challenging When Treating a Viral Infection

question 17

Multiple Choice

Selective toxicity is more challenging when treating a viral infection than treating a bacterial infection because ________. (Select all that apply)

• A) viruses are intracellular pathogens and effective treatment typically destroys the infected host cell
• B) viruses have thick cell walls made of chitin which slows the penetration of antibiotics
• C) bacteria have many prokaryotic-specific features to target with antibiotics that won't cause collateral damage to the eukaryotic host cells
• D) viruses are eukaryotic like the host cells they infect

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