What Has the Growing and Widespread Use of Antibiotics Led

question 19

Multiple Choice

What has the growing and widespread use of antibiotics led to, with regard to bacteria and viruses?

• A) Antibiotics have wiped out some forms of bacteria and viruses.
• B) The bacteria and viruses have come to use antibiotics as a food source.
• C) In many cases, it has encouraged these pathogens to mutate into a resistant form.
• D) Other illnesses not curable by antibiotics have become more prevalent.

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