Penicillin was a drug that saved thousands of lives during World War 2 and is still being used today. Although penicillin was a life saving drug, it was actually discovered by complete accident. A scientist by the name of Alexander Fleming returned from his vacation. Now, Fleming was a very messy person and he left a bunch of petri dishes out, by the time he got back they were all covered in mold. One particular dish was filled with a large amount of bacteria when left, but when he got back although it was covered in mold, it didn’t have any bacteria in it anymore. This was a rare spore called Penicillium notatum. According to “The History of Penicillin,” ---it was originally noticed by French Medical student, Ernest Duchesne in 1896. Although,
The natural components of antibiotics have been used as local remedies long before humans understood the reasons why these sometimes-radical treatments worked. Penicillin became the first manufactured antibiotic after physician Alexander Fleming published articles regarding this bacteria-disabling mold in 1928. Come 1932, penicillin was commonly used to treat infected war injuries, saving the lives of unnumbered soldiers (Lewis). Since then, penicillin has b...
Penicillin, derived from the mold Penicillium, is the first antibiotic to successfully treat bacterial infections on humans. It was accidentally discovered by scientist, Alexander Fleming. While Fleming was growing Staphylococcus, a serious and often deadly infection, in a dish, he noticed the bacteria had stopped growing after a mold found its way
Years later other scientists were also intrigued by the possibilities of penicillin and produced enough penicillin to prove that it was a useable antibiotic. The scientists from Great Britain were developing all of this during World War II, and unfortunately funding for their drug was unavailable due to the war. They decided to bring their concepts to the United States, and once enough was made, it was eventually used, to treat wounded soldiers during World War I.
Having an ear infection in 2015 is no big deal. You hop in your car and drive to your doctor’s office. Your doctor sees you, diagnoses you with an ear infection and prescribes you, penicillin like they have dozens of times before. Today penicillin and other antibiotics are taken for granted. Before the 1920’s bacterial infections would do a lot more harm than just having an ear ache. If penicillin was not invented who knows how delayed today’s medicine would be.
Penicillin, the first antibiotic, was discovered accidentally by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928. Sir Fleming was growing bacteria on agar plates and accidentally left one of the plates open. A mould started growing on this. Fleming noticed that no bacteria grew
World War 2 majorly increased medical knowledge because of disease, mass injury, and rebuilding efforts. World war 2 Ran rampant with diseases, infections, and illness in not only soldiers, but civilians too. Gangrene was a massive problem during the war, But with the inventions of the time A way to prevent further sickness Quickly developed under the chaos of rifle fire. The use of sulfur to prevent illness wa discovered, along with things like prontosil, and penicillin to stop infections. For civilians The war sped the work to discover. In the Battlefield Hospitals Were built with not only supplies to help sustain life, But filled with knowledge in books. And with the newly acquired radio,Though Not Perfect, made Communication across miles
Alexander discovered penicillin by just a weird accident; According to the article, when bacteriologist Alexander Fleming left for his vacation one day in September of 1928 he left a mess in his laboratory, when he came about one month later he noticed that every dish he had left out in the open was all covered in mold. He examined the dishes to see if they had been contaminated. Out of the sudden Fleming focused his attention in one particular dish. The dish that had caught the attention of Alexander was covered in a lot of mold specific the mold had staphylococci culture it had also grown a bit of yellow-green mold. Fleming noticed a ring in the mold but when examined it; The ring was bacteria-free. The molds name was Penicillium Notatum. This seemed very unusual to Alexander Fleming. Believe it or not that was how penicillin was discovered.
The intended audience was National History Day judges, but may include those who are trying to learn the history of antibiotics. This is identifiable from other sources by being a compilation of historical data as well as primary facts. This contributed as a secondary source from which readers can understand how antibiotics were discovered, rather than how they influenced medicine.
Penicillin was the first antibiotic discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming. He observed a set of culture dishes that were used to grow staphylococcus. He saw that a mould was growing around the staphylococcus this mould produced a bacteria-free ring around itself. Two other scientists, Florey and Chain, developed penicillin into an effective drug. Penicillin was tested for over 20 years on both humans and animals. In 1941 scientists noticed that even low doses of penicillin that were produced prevented many deadl...
The discovery of antibiotics is attributed to Alexander Fleming who discovered the first antibiotic to be commercially used (Penicillin) in approximately 1928. An antibiotic, also known as an antimicrobial, is a medication that is taken in order to either destroy or slow the growth rate of bacteria. Antibiotics are integral to the success of many medical practises, such as; surgical procedures, organ transplants, the treatment of cancer and the treatment of the critically ill. (Ramanan Laxminarayan, 2013)
Penicillins have been considered as first-line drug for odontogenic infections. Amoxycillin, a semi synthetic penicillin is the drug of choice in treating dental infections and is the most common antibiotic used by dentists . If a patient with an early stage odontogenic infection does not respond to Amoxycillin , there is a strong probability of the presence of resistant bacteria. Bacterial resistance to the penicillins is a result of the production of beta-lactamase by the bacteria. therefore, beta-lactamase-stable antibiotics should be prescribed to the patient. These include either clindamycin or amoxicillin & clavulanic acid . the American Heart Association considers amoxicillin to be the first choice for prophylaxis against the Endocarditis associated with dental procedures. In long standing infections , gram negative anaerobic organisms may be suspected, therefore metranidazole may be added with amoxicillin. It can cause ‘Antabuse’ reaction such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps in patients who consume alchohol during the medication period. Metronidazole's excellent anaerobic gram negative activity and its low degree of toxicity, make it an excellent drug in the treatment of odontogenic infections.
Penicillin: discovered by Alexander Fleming, helps treat a wide spectrum of infections that could potentially harm you. When penicillin was discovered, doctors finally had something that would completely cure their patients. Upon examining some colonies of Staphylococcus Aureus, Alexander Fleming noticed that a mold called Penicillium Notatum had grown in his petri dishes while he was on vacation. When Fleming put the dishes under the microscope, he found that the mold had stopped the growth of the Staphylococci. Fleming took a while longer to grow more of the mold to prove his findings he found that the mold inhabited the growth of bacteria, and that it could be used to fight infectious diseases. Alexander Fleming did not, however have the
Alexander Fleming started the history of antibiotics in the 1920's with his discovery of penicillin.When penicillin was first discovered and used widely, it was touted as a wonder drug, and consequently was used as one.Though not necessarily harmful to the patient penicillin was used for much more infections than it was able to combat.Today the same practice is observed in the medical profession, however at this point it is due more to the detriment of an uneducated public.Studies have been carried out that show the huge over usage of antibiotics.In the seventies Soyka et al, concluded, "60% of physicians surveyed gave antibiotics for the treatment of the common cold."[3], and by common knowledge the common cold is a virus, something that cannot be treated by an antibiotic.Nyquist
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
Discovery and Development of Penicillin. (2014, April 4). Retrieved from American Chemical Society International Historic Chemical Landmarks: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html