Consider the following statements:
1.Drug resistance is the reduction in effectiveness of a medication.
2.When an organism is resistant to more than one drug, it is said to be multi drug resistant.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

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1 only

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Both 1 and 2

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Neither 1 nor 2

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Solution

The correct option is C Both 1 and 2
Drug resistance is the reduction in effectiveness of a medication such as an antimicrobial or an antineoplastic in treating a disease or condition.The term is used in the context of resistance that pathogens or cancers have "acquired", that is, resistance has evolved. Multiple drug resistance (MDR), multidrug resistance or multiresistance is antimicrobial resistance shown by a species of microorganism to at least one antimicrobial drug in three or more antimicrobial categories.

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