Paul Ehrlich
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How did Ehrlich know Koch?
He was one of Koch’s students
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What did Ehrlich develop?
Salvarsan 606
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What was Salvarsan 606?
The first effective treatment for syphilis
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Salvarsan 606
Known as the magic bullet as it was designed to target specific germs while having little to no effect on other cells or parts of the human body. It was developed in 1910
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What is it called Salvarsan 606?
It was the 606th compound that Ehrlich tried
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How did Ehrlich develop magic bullets?
He infected rabbits with syphilis and gave the rabbit various chemicals until he found one that cured it
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What was Prontosil?
A medicine discovered in 1935 to kill streptococcal which used to cause dangerous infections, and eventually led to the discovery of penicillin
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