Who discovered the first antibiotic? - Biology

Who discovered the first antibiotic?

Answer in Brief

The first antibiotic, Penicillin, was discovered by Alexander Fleming.

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Chapter 7 Health and Hygiene
Some more useful questions | Q 4

Name three commonly used vaccines.

When your friends fall while playing and get hurt, does anyone tell you, ‘Don’t go near them, you will also get hurt’?

Why should you not go to school if you have conjunctivitis?

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You are very hungry, but the food has been left uncovered.

Classify the diseases given below as diseases that spread through food, through water, and through air.

Malaria, typhoid, cholera, tuberculosis, jaundice, gastro, diarrhoea, diphtheria.

Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium ______.

How the diseases are transmitted from one person to the other person?