how finishing a course of anti biotics kills all the bacteria?

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How does finishing the prescription ensure that all the bacteria is killed and that there are no surviving or remaining bacteria? Have always been told that finishing the prescription does this but never how

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Think of bacteria like a fire and antibiotics as water…everydose makes the fire smaller, but doesn’t extinguish it. If you stop mid way, the fire builds up again…only scary part is(global problem here) the fire learns to eat the water and enjoy it.

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