1. Antibiotics are addictive. True False
2. Antibiotics fight infections caused by bacteria. True False
3. Antibiotics are also used to treat infections caused by viruses. True False
4. Penicillin was the world's first antibiotic, discovered in 1928. True False
5. Antibiotics were widely used before the 1940s. True False
6. Antibiotics do not work against the common cold or flu. True False
7. Bacteria, not people, become resistant to antibiotics. True False
8. Overuse and misuse of antibiotic drugs are the main causes of resistance. True False
9. Up to 40 percent of antibiotics prescribed in doctor's offices are for viral infections, which are not treatable with antibiotics. True False
10. Each time you take an antibiotic unnecessarily or improperly, you increase your chance of developing drug-resistant bacteria. True False
11. Some diseases that used to be easy to treat are now becoming nearly impossible to treat, because of drug-resistant bacteria. True False
12. Taking antibiotics exactly as prescribed may help decrease the development of resistant bacteria. True False
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