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Which is the best explanation for why there is a continued need to develop new antibiotics to fight bacterial infections?

A.
Bacteria learn to avoid antibiotics that have been used for years.

B.
Drug companies want to sell as many drugs as they can to consumers.

C.
Bacteria are constantly mutating and developing resistance to antibiotics.

D.
Doctors need many drug options to treat many different patients with different characteristics.

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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Bacteria go more and more complex and learn how to mutate in a way the anti-biotics can't keep up with. If this is incorrect then it is A.

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