The Modus Operandi of Antibiotics
As we all know, antibiotics eliminate bacteria, and by doing that, the infection is almost cured. This operation is not as simple as it seems, it requires high levels of specificity, selectivity, and accuracy. The outcome of taking antibiotics is well known, but how do antibiotics actually work? What are the specifics of the fierce interactions between bacteria and antibiotics? These questions can only be answered by following the process of bacteria eradication by antibiotics in the human body.
Antibiotics are only effective against bacterial infections; therefore, the first step in the process of bacteria elimination is to determine whether the infection the patient suffers from is due to bacteria or viruses. Within the diagnosis, there are many indications that tell the doctor what kind of infection is affecting the patient. Although the outermost symptoms corresponding to both viral and bacterial infections are analogous, but there are many procedures a doctor could operate to secernate the two. The most common approach is to examine the levels of blood cells in the patient's body by performing a complete blood count (CBC). The levels of the white blood cell (WBC) especially indicate that the body is currently …show more content…
The antibiotic selectively inhibit the bacteria cells without interacting with the human cells, but how can antibiotics distinguish between bacterial and human cells? What gives antibiotics the ability to differentiate between the bacterial and human cells is a substance called peptidoglycan, which only exists in bacterial cell walls. When the antibiotic finds peptidoglycan, it attacks the cell and breaks down its cell wall. By doing that, the bacterial cell cannot survive without a cell wall, so it shrinks and
As we all know, antibiotics eliminate bacteria, and by doing that, the infection is almost cured. This operation is not as simple as it seems, it requires high levels of specificity, selectivity, and accuracy. The outcome of taking antibiotics is well known, but how do antibiotics actually work? What are the specifics of the fierce interactions between bacteria and antibiotics? These questions can only be answered by following the process of bacteria eradication by antibiotics in the human body.
Antibiotics are only effective against bacterial infections; therefore, the first step in the process of bacteria elimination is to determine whether the infection the patient suffers from is due to bacteria or viruses. Within the diagnosis, there are many indications that tell the doctor what kind of infection is affecting the patient. Although the outermost symptoms corresponding to both viral and bacterial infections are analogous, but there are many procedures a doctor could operate to secernate the two. The most common approach is to examine the levels of blood cells in the patient's body by performing a complete blood count (CBC). The levels of the white blood cell (WBC) especially indicate that the body is currently …show more content…
The antibiotic selectively inhibit the bacteria cells without interacting with the human cells, but how can antibiotics distinguish between bacterial and human cells? What gives antibiotics the ability to differentiate between the bacterial and human cells is a substance called peptidoglycan, which only exists in bacterial cell walls. When the antibiotic finds peptidoglycan, it attacks the cell and breaks down its cell wall. By doing that, the bacterial cell cannot survive without a cell wall, so it shrinks and