Penicillin "The Miracle Drug"

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Penicillin has saved many lives starting as mold to become medicine in a bottle.  It was the drug that helped America win World War II and cure diseases.  Our group chose penicillin because penicillin fascinated us all. One of our group member's grandpa life was saved from penicillin so we decided we wanted to learn more about this unique topic.  When we started looking up information on penicillin we were amazed at how much information we did not know about penicillin and about the founder of it. 

     Penicillin is the first naturally occuring antibiotic discovered and the first to be used therapeutically. This means that it is a substance that can kill or inhibit the growth of certain types of bacteria. It is generally associated with treating infections such as dipththeria, meningitis,pneumonia, and more common ones such as strep throat. It can be taken orally as a liquid or pill, or you can take it through a type of shot. It is a favorite drug for doctors to prescribe.

 

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Matthew Cory, Kyle Cortes, Ehren Gofran, Jerrick Basallo