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What is the primary purpose of chemotherapy?

  • To kill fast-growing cells in the body (correct)
  • To regulate cell growth
  • To boost the immune system
  • To repair damaged tissues

    • What is the primary characteristic of antimicrobial agents?

  • They kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms (correct)
  • They stimulate the growth of microorganisms
  • They have no effect on microorganisms
  • They cause damage to the host

    • What was the significance of the discovery of penicillin?

  • It stimulated the growth of microorganisms
  • It led to the antibiotic revolution (correct)
  • It caused damage to the host
  • It had no effect on the treatment of infections

    • How are antibiotics defined?

    <p>Low molecular weight substance produced by a microorganism that inhibits or kills other microorganisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why has the therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents in veterinary medicine usually followed their use in human medicine?

    <p>Due to the enormous costs of development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is chemotherapy?

    <p>Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in the body, often used to treat cancer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of an antibiotic?

    <p>An antibiotic is a low molecular weight substance produced by a microorganism that at low concentrations inhibits or kills other microorganisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When were sulfonamides, the first clinically successful broad spectrum antibacterial agents, produced?

    <p>Sulfonamides, the first clinically successful broad spectrum antibacterial agents, were produced in Germany in 1935.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who discovered the antibiotic penicillin?

    <p>The antibiotic penicillin, a fungal metabolite, was discovered by Fleming in 1929.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why has the therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents in veterinary medicine usually followed their use in human medicine?

    <p>The therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents in veterinary medicine has usually followed their use in human medicine because of the enormous costs of development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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