Question

A medicinal substance given against the intake of poisons or to prevent a disease from having an effect is known as an?
1. Antibody
2. Antibiotic
3. Antidote
4. Antigen

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Antidote

The correct answer is Antidote.

• An antidote is a substance that can counteract a form of poisoning.
• Antidotes for anticoagulants are sometimes referred to as reversal agents. 
• The antidotes for some particular toxins are manufactured by injecting the toxin into an animal in small doses and extracting the resulting antibodies from the host animals' blood.

• Antibody - An antibody (Ab), also known as an immunoglobulin (Ig), is a large, Y-shaped protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses.
• Antibiotic - A medicine that is used for destroying bacteria and curing infections.
• Antigen -  An antigen is any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it.