As a Result of Drinking Contaminated Water,a Patient Contracts Amoebic

question 21

Multiple Choice

As a result of drinking contaminated water,a patient contracts amoebic dysentery.Would an antibiotic drug that inhibits peptidoglycan synthesis be beneficial in treating the amoeba infection?

• A) Yes, because it would weaken the cell walls of the amoebas and cause them to die.
• B) No, because amoeba are not bacteria and do not have peptidoglycan.
• C) Yes, because antibiotics are always beneficial in treating infectious diseases.
• D) No, because the cell walls of the amoeba that causes dysentery contains calcium carbonate, not peptidoglycan.
• E) Yes, because the amoeba would not be able to reproduce.

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