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Penicillin is one example of a type of drug known as an antibiotic. Antibiotics are a group of drugs that are used to treat diseases caused by a specific type of pathogen. Against which type of pathogen do antibiotics work?

A. fungi

B. viruses

C. bacteria

D. parasites

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Answer:

c. bacteria

Step-by-step explanation:

Antibiotics are chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria and are used to treat bacterial infections.

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Answer:

bacteria I think, might be wrong tho

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