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1
Q

What disease did the first magic bullet cure?

A

Syphilis

2
Q

What year was the first Magic bullet discovered?

A

1909

3
Q

How did Behring help the discovery of the first magic bullet?

A

Isolated anti-toxins

4
Q

What is a magic bullet?

A

A chemical and dye combined to target a specific disease

5
Q

What was the difference between the first and the second magic bullet?

A

Kills multiple diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis and scarlet fever

6
Q

In what year was the second magic bullet discovered?

A

1932

7
Q

What was the first magic bullet called?

A

Salvarsan 606

8
Q

What disease was Gerhard Domagk trying to cure in 1932?

A

Blood poisoning

9
Q

Why was the first magic bullet important?

A

First cure and inspired second magic bullet

10
Q

Who was the first person to work on developing Penicillin?

A

Alexander Flemming

11
Q

In what year was Penicillin discovered?

A

1928

12
Q

Why didn’t penicillin get developed in the 1920s?

A

Lack of funding

13
Q

Who funded the mass production of penicillin?

A

The American goverment

14
Q

What profession was the patient that received penicillin for 3 days?

A

Policeman

15
Q

What was penicillin tested on before a human patient?

A

Mice

16
Q

What are the names of the two scientists who developed penicillin?

A

Florey & Chain

17
Q

The name given to drugs that stop infections caused by bacteria is…

A

Antibiotics