Assignment: Penicillin
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Do some research in the ‘Wonder Drug’ penicillin and answer the following questions:
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What was the importance of World War II in the widespread use of penicillin?
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What other uses were quickly found for penicillin?
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What impact does penicillin have on viruses?
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What are some of the dangers of penicillin?
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What is the idea of antibiotic resistance, or resistant bacterial strains?
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What are some reasons why bacteria build resistance?
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Penicillin is not used as widely anymore. What has replaced it?