3. Vaccination, antibiotics and painkillers

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Dr Alex Lathbridge guides you through the most important GCSE Biology facts, with a few jokes thrown in too. In this third episode of our series all about infection and response, Dr Alex Lathbridge breaks down the key facts about vaccination, antibiotics and painkillers. Dr Alex covers the process of how vaccinations work using antibodies and lymphocytes. He also takes a look at what painkillers do, how antibiotics destroy bacterial pathogens, and the antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Take a look on the BBC Bitesize website to find out more about this topic, with revision notes, quizzes and exam-style questions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zxcmk2p/revision/1 Suitable for: Combined science AQA Synergy AQA Trilogy Edexcel Eduqas OCR 21st Century OCR Gateway Single science AQA Edexcel Eduqas OCR 21st Century OCR Gateway