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How penicillin revolutionized modern medicine and saved millions

How penicillin revolutionized modern medicine and saved millions

1. Penicillin: The Antibiotic That Changed the Course of HistoryPenicillin, uncovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 and refined for medical application during the 1940s, signaled the dawn of the antibiotic age. Prior to its arrival, bacterial illnesses like pneumonia, syphilis, an...