QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge About Antibiotics

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a) Runny Nose
b) The Flu
c) Cold
d) Strep Throat

a) don't take an antibiotic for a viral infection
b) don't save an antibiotic for the next time I am sick
c) don't take an antibiotic prescribed for someone else
d) take my antibiotic exactly as my healthcare provider tells me

a) I may have a longer-lasting illness
b) I may have to visit my doctor more
c) I may require hospitalization
d) I may need more costly medicine that may cause side effects

a) Mold
b) Penicillin
c) Vancomycin
d) Doxycycline

QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge About Antibiotics

1. Antibiotics fight infections caused by

2. Bacteria are germs that cause colds and flu.

3. Which of these illnesses should be treated with antibiotics?

4. Bacteria that cause infections can become resistant to antibiotics.

5. I can prevent antibiotic-resistant infections when I:

(hint: More than one may apply)

6. What can happen if I get an antibiotic-resistant infection?

(hint: More than one may apply)

7. Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic in 1928. What was the antibiotic named?

8. Antibiotic resistance has been called one of the world's most pressing public health problems.

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