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What were the first true antibiotics used against pathogenic bacteria?
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Why is antibiotics given for bacteria and not virus infection?
Simply because antibiotics only kill bacteria, and not viruses. There are no medications to kill viruses, your body has to fight the virus off on its own. There are some antiviral medications, but they do not kill the virus, they only prevent its growth, and only for very specific strains of very specific viruses.
What are the drugs that are used to treat bacterial diseases called?
Most of the drugs that treat bacterial disease are called antibiotics.
What is the bodys first defense against bacteria and viruses?
Lysozymes
What did Frederick discover?
Frederick Griffiths observed natural transformation for the first time, while he was searching for the pneumonia vaccine. He discovered that mixing a heat killed pathogenic strain of bacteria with a living nonpathogenic strain converted some cells into the pathogenic form.
When were antibiotics against TB discovered?
Streptomycin was developed in the early 1940s and was the first antibiotic effective against the disease.
What did Griffith Frederick Discover?
Frederick Griffiths observed natural transformation for the first time, while he was searching for the pneumonia vaccine. He discovered that mixing a heat killed pathogenic strain of bacteria with a living nonpathogenic strain converted some cells into the pathogenic form.
Who discovered the methord of destroying bacteria?
Antibiotics are drugs that kill bacteria and other microorganisms. Alexander Fleming is often credited with discovering penicillin, the first known antibiotic.
Do antibiotics decrease immunity?
Yes to some bacteria. When antibiotics were first discovered they were considered 'miracle' drugs and over used to the point now that some bacteria will not respond. The term 'super bugs' are used to refer to bacteria that has changed so they can grow in the body causing thesame illnesses they once were effective in treating.
What is the substance produced by molds and bacteria which is of great importance to medicine?
Antibiotics, it was first dicovered in the from of penicillin as they come from the fungi penicillum.
What are antibiotics and why are some bacteria resistant to them?
Antibiotics, also known as antibacterials, are types of medications that destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria. The Greek word antimeans "against", and the Greek word biosmeans "life" (bacteria are life forms).Antibioticsare used to treat infections caused by bacteria. Bacteria are microscopic organisms, some of which may cause illness. The word bacteria is the plural of bacterium.Such illnesses as syphilis, tuberculosis, salmonella, and some forms of meningitis are caused by bacteria. Some bacteria are harmless, while others are good for us.Before bacteria can multiply and cause symptoms, the body's immune system can usually destroy them. We have special white blood cells that attack harmful bacteria. Even if symptoms do occur, our immune system can usually cope and fight off the infection. There are occasions, however, when it is all too much and some help is needed.....from antibiotics.The first antibiotic was penicillin. Such penicillin-related antibiotics as ampicillin, amoxicillin and benzylpenicilllin are widely used today to treat a variety of infections - these antibiotics have been around for a long time. There are several different types of modern antibiotics and they are only available with a doctor's prescription in industrialized countries.
What is the body's primary defence against diseases?
This may or may not be what you had in mind, but the first line of defense is the skin, which keeps out pathogenic organisms. Then there is the immune system.
How are antibiotics created?
Most antibiotics were first extracted from fungi. Then biochemists at pharmaceutical companies try various chemical modifications to make them more effective against a wider range of bacteria than the natural fungal product was. Once modified they must go through many lab and clinical tests to verify safety and effectiveness.
