Fact 1
The first commercially available antibacterial was developed in 1932, but mold and plant extracts were used to treat infections by ancient Egyptians and Greeks over 2,000 years ago.
Fact 2
Penicillin wasn't actually discovered until 1928, but the ancient Egyptians had the practice of applying moldy bread to infected wounds for treatment.
Fact 3
The resistance of antibiotics has become one of the world's most pressing public health problems.
Invasion of the hosts body tissue.
A life threatening allergic reaction.
Two illnesses caused by viruses.
Was a Scottish biologist and inventor best known for discovering the enzyme lysozyme and the antibiotic substand penicillin.
A fungi species.
were people belonging to the Greek civilization during a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity.
is a Filipino physician who has done research on medical parasitology and public health
Was an American pharmacologist and biochemist who was famous for her scientific discovery of drugs to treat leukemia and herpes and to prevent the rejection of kidney transplants.
A disorder that causes inflammation of the airways and lungs.