Question

An antibiotic with a broad spectrum
(A) Kills the antibodies
(B) Acts on a specific antigen
(C) Acts on different antigens
(D) Acts on both the antigens and antibodies

Answer 1

Hint: Antibiotics are chemicals which are used to kill bacteria, on the basis of their area of action they are classified as broad spectrum antibodies and narrow spectrum antibodies. All antibiotics be it broad spectrum or narrow spectrum will have the same role that is killing bacteria.

Complete Step by Step Solution:
Antibiotics are basically medicines which are usually orally ingested in case of any illness or disease (especially when the body is not able to recover from the disease on its own). Antibiotics treat certain bacterial infections such as strep throat, urinary tract infections and E. coli. These are not required for many sinus infections or some ear infections. You must not take antibiotics unless it's very urgent as they have serious side effects as well. Antibiotics also do not work on viral infections, as viruses can change their form easily (as most of the viruses are RNA viruses), you cannot take antibiotics for colds and runny noses, most sore throat infections except for strep throat, flu, most cases of bronchitis.

Common side effects of antibiotics include Rash, nausea, diarrhoea, yeast infections.
Antibiotics are also classified as bactericidal and bacteriostatic based on their mode of action. Bactericidal antibiotics kill bacteria (as the name defines cidal means to kill) and bacteriostatic antibiotics inhibit their growth or reproduction (as the name defines static means to stop). Bactericidal antibiotics kill bacteria by inhibiting their cell wall synthesis.
Antibiotics are also classified on the basis of their range of action. Narrow spectrum antibiotics target a few types of bacteria, some examples are clarithromycin, erythromycin, clindamycin, etc. Broad spectrum antibiotics target many types of bacteria, some examples are amoxicillin, tetracycline, and quinolones, etc. Both antibiotics work well to treat infections.
So, option (C) is the right

Note: You must take care that you should not use broad spectrum antibodies when they’re not needed as this can create antibiotic resistant bacteria that are hard to treat. Also broad spectrum antibiotics have greater side effects.