If you were to be diagnosed with strep throat, you could be treated with an antibiotic because __________.

Strep throat is caused by Streptococcus bacteria. Antibiotics can treat certain bacterial infections by killing the bacteria or stopping them from growing, so the correct choice is “strep throat is a bacterial infection that can be eradicated with antibiotic treatment.” Antibiotics do not treat viruses, and strep throat is not a protozoan or fungal infection.

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