Question

Which of the following makes fungal pathogens more difficult to treat with medication?

A. They are eukaryotic cells that have their own cell membranes.
B. They aren't living, so can't be treated with antibiotics.
C. They prevent the body from digesting medications.
D. They are often fast-acting infections that don't provide time for medication.

Answer 1

The answer would be A.

Fungi are harder to treat than bacteria bc they are eukaryotes and bacteria are prokaryotes. Bacteria have a cell wall made up of peptidoglycan and most antibiotics target that in order to destroy them and get rid of the infection.

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Answer 2

The correct answer would be option A.

Explanation:

Fungal infections are commonly very tough to treat because, not like bacteria cells, fungi are eukaryotes and more close to the animals. Many fungal diseases are superficial; that is, they occur on the animal's skin.

Antibiotics only attack and kill prokaryotes, whereas medications that kill or harm fungi cells also harm the eukaryotic animal host because both have a similar type of cell membrane.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.