antibiotics commonly block biochemical pathways important for the growth of ______.

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Antibiotics are medicines that help to spread infections in the body caused by bacteria.
Antibiotics inhibit the growth of bacteria by blocking their biochemical pathways.
This results in the killing of the bacteria or prevents them from copying themselves.
Antibiotics do not work against viral infections as viruses do not use biochemical pathways.
final answer: antibiotics commonly block biochemical pathways important for the growth of bacteria.

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