In what way are antibiotics important in reducing the spread of communicable diseases?
a. They help keep the environment free of the infectious agent.
b. They help the host resist the infection.
c. The kill the entire infectious agent upon contact with it.
d. They reduce the time during which the disease is contagious in the infected person.
ANS: D
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