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If an antimicrobial drug does not exhibit selective toxicity, what might be a problem experienced by the patient?

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The pathogen will be the only microbe killed.

The host will recover without experiencing any drug side effects.

The normal microbiota will grow too much.

The host cells will be damaged.

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Answer:

If an antimicrobial drug does not exhibit selective toxicity, then the host cells will be damaged.

Step-by-step explanation:

Selective toxicity means that the antimicrobial drug can target, bind and damage a particular molecule that is unique to a microorganism responsible for an infection .

The microorganism selective toxic drug does not make any damage to the molecular structure of the host cell due to low or no selectivity. The anti-microbial drugs those targets plasma membrane are non-selective in nature. These non-selective antimicrobial drugs can also damage the membrane of the host eukaryotic cell along with the membranes of the prokaryotic microorganism like bacteria.

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