what is an antibiotic and how does it’s work?
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So this doesn’t really have an ELI5 answer because there are multiple different types of antibiotics that use different mechanisms of attack.
In general an antibiotic is just a chemical substance that can harm or inhibit bacteria. The mechanism can range from just slowing the growth of the bacteria, to introducing toxic substances to the bacteria, to penetrating the cell wall causing the bacteria to lyse and dien
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