Question

Antibiotics are the treatment of choice for __________.

a. strep throat and bacterial pneumonia
b. the common cold and influenza
c. meningitis and the common cold
d. influenza and strep throat

Answer 1

a. strep throat and bacterial pneumonia

Step-by-step explanation:

Antibiotics are drugs that people take when they have an infection that is caused by bacteria. They shouldn't be taken in the case of diseases like influenza and common cold that are caused by a virus in which antibiotics are not necessary. According to this, the answer is that antibiotics are the treatment of choice for strep throat and bacterial pneumonia.

Answer 2

antibiotics are the treatment of choice for : a. strep throat and bacterial pneumonia,

Antibiotics are commonly used to treat the illness/infections that caused by bacteria.

Both common cold and influenza are the most common illness caused by virus, which will leave us with option A.