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Penicillin has always been known to be one of the most widely uses of medication. Although it is known to be an allergy factor to some people, many doctors use it on patients to treat fevers, pneumonia, ad ear, skin, and throat infections. But how did it become so widely known? Penicillin was first recognized in 1896, by Ernest Du chesne. A few years later, it was re-discovered by bacteriologist Alexander Fleming. He observed that when the bacteria had been contaminated with, the mold had started to die. He later named the substance Penicillin and from that point on, it took off.In 1939, Dr. Howard Florey began some research on penicillin. One of the main reason as to how the medication took off is because of the war. The war with Germany made

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