Which of the following is a difference between antiseptics and antibiotics? A. Antiseptics kill microbial cells but antibiotics do not. B. Antibiotics kill microbial cells but antiseptics do not. C. Antiseptics can be taken internally but antibiotics cannot. D. Antibiotics may be taken internally but antiseptics cannot.

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Helen Clark

13 May, 02:34

Which of the following is a difference between antiseptics and antibiotics? A. Antiseptics kill microbial cells but antibiotics do not. B. Antibiotics kill microbial cells but antiseptics do not. C. Antiseptics can be taken internally but antibiotics cannot. D. Antibiotics may be taken internally but antiseptics cannot.

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Reyna Lamb · Answer 1

D. Antibiotics may be taken internally but antiseptics cannot

Explanation:

An antiseptic is a substance that kills bacteria that applied to live tissue or skin. Soap, Iodine, and medicine alcohol are antiseptics.

Its function is to prevent a wound from infection by not allowing them to grow. You can't take them.

An antibiotic is a substance that came from a living organism that kills and prevents bacteria to grow.

You take them as a medicine.