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Antibiotics
Antibiotics have played a major role in our society thanks to Sir
Alexander Fleming's careful observations in 1928. Without it, many lives
would be in danger due to infectious diseases.
Antibiotics are chemical substances produced by various species of
microorganisms and other living systems that are capable in small
concentrations of inhibiting the growth of or killing bacteria and other
microorganism ....
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.... shows how much exposure to the drug is
necessary to halt reproduction or to kill the bacteria. Although a large
amount of an antibiotic taken at one time might kill the bacteria causing
an illness, such a dose usually would make the person suffer from illness
caused by the drug. Therefore, antibiotics are given in a series of
smaller amounts. This assures that the bacteria are either killed or
reduced enough in numbers so that the body can repel them. When too little
antibiotic is t ....
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