Why would it be reasonable to treat strep throat with antibacterial antibiotics,but not diphtheria?
A) The illness in diphtheria is largely from the exotoxin produced.An antibiotic won't clear out the exotoxin.
B) The illness in strep throat is largely from the exotoxin produced.An antibiotic effectively eliminates exotoxins.
C) The causative agent of diphtheria is a virus,not a bacterium.The drug would have no effect.
D) There are no antibiotics that have proven effective against the bacterium that causes diphtheria.
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