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Antibiotics are often effective treatments for diseases caused by

bacteria.
viruses.
some bacteria and some viruses.
all bacteria and all viruses.

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The correct answer is bacteria.

Step-by-step explanation:

Antibiotics are used in the treatment of bacterial infection.Antibiotics resist bacterial growth by several ways such as1 blocking the formation of peptidoglycan layer of the cell wall of bacteria as a result the bacteria become very much sensitive to osmotic lysis.

2 binding with either ribosomal subunits of bacteria thus preventing the formation of bacterial proteins.

3 blocking metabolic pathways which are essential for the growth of bacteria.

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