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Bacteria are one of the simplest organisms, a little evolved from viruses and just like viruses, they can also mutate and become resistant to human medicines.

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Q: How is bacteria becoming immune to medications?
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How is bacteria evolving today?

Bacteria is evolving today by becoming immune to modern medications, And when this happens that certain type of Medication becomes ineffective against this strain of bacteria, where a new medication is needed to help fight this bacteria, when this happens it can be harder to get rid of certain strains of bacteria


Agent that supresses the immune system?

If you're asking what medications supress the immune system, steriods supress the immune system, as do medications given to organ transplant recipients.


How does bacteria outsmart your immune system?

bacteria outsmart the immune system by imitating other cells.


What is bad bacteria and what is good bacteria?

bad bacteria can get you sick and ruin your immune system....and good bacteria helps protect you from the bad bacteria trying to ruin your immune system!!!


Could mutated bacteria be resistant to antibiotics?

Yes. The flu strand of bacteria, for example, is always mutating into different forms, becoming immune to the same kind of anitbiotics. Therefore, different antibiotics are used all of the time.


Explain how natural selection can give rive to a population of antibiotic resistant bacteria?

Consider the following scenario: An antibiotic is applied to a petri dish of bacteria. The antibiotic will kill of most of the bacteria, but some will remain that are immune to the antibiotic. Therefore, only the immune bacteria will reproduce. Soon, the whole petri dish will be full of bacteria that is immune to the antibiotic. Nature "selects" the immune bacteria for survival.


What are the enemies of bacteria?

Bacteria can be targeted by antibiotics, which are medications specifically designed to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria. Additionally, the human immune system plays a crucial role in combating bacterial infections by recognizing and attacking harmful bacteria. Some viruses, phages, other bacteria, and certain environmental conditions can also act as enemies of bacteria.


What does the immune system activates?

bacteria


What can you do to prevent the problem of antibiotic resistance get worse?

You can stop using antibiotics and only use them for absolutely neccicary things. This prevents the bacteria from being acustomed with the antibiotics and becoming immune.


What medications may be used to treat Goodpasture's syndrome?

Corticosteroids, such as prednisone, or other anti-inflammatory medications may be used to reduce the immune response. Immune suppressants such as cyclophosphamide or azathioprine are used aggressively to reduce immune system effects


If bacteria get into your stomach of a human what first line of defent of the immune system will potentially stop the bacteria?

If bacteria get into the stomach of a human the first line of defense of the immune system that will potentially stop the bacteria is the gastric juice in the stomach.


What do the bacteria have to fight to get into the body?

your immune system