Which of the Following Statements is True

Question

Which of the following statements is true?
A) Selective toxicity is harder to achieve when developing drugs against eukaryotic pathogens than it is against bacteria.
B) Compared to antibiotics, antifungal drugs usually have limited side effects.
C) To date, drug resistance has not been a problem with antimalarial drugs.
D) Drugs against eukaryotic pathogens generally act by interfering with ribosomes.
E) An advantage of most drugs against eukaryotic pathogens is that they tend to be extremely narrow spectrum.

Accepted Answer

Selective toxicity is more challenging to achieve with eukaryotic pathogens because their cellular structures and metabolic pathways are more similar to those of human cells than bacteria's are. This similarity makes it harder to find targets for drugs that will harm the pathogen without harming human cells.