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Give 2 advances in medicine
The magic bullet
Antibiotics
What is the magic bullet
A chemical cure thag attacks microbes without harming the body
Examples of magic bullets
Salvarsan 606
Prontosil
What was the first magic bullet and describe it
Salvarsan 606 was developed in 1909 by Paul Ehrlich as a treatment for syphillis
What were the limitations of early magic bullets like Salvarsan
Difficult to produce
Could be toxic
Didn’t work against all diseases
Discovery of prontosil
Gerhard Domagk discovered it in 1932
A cure for blood poisoning
How did magic bullets influence modern medicine
Led to the development of antibiotics and targeted drug therapies, transforming treatment and reducing infection deaths
What is an antibiotic
Medicine thag kills bacteria in the human body
What was the first antibiotic a result of
The development of penicillin
