NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

MICROBIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Invented the first antibiotic called penicillin
A
A. Flemming
B
E. Jenner
C
H. Fracastorius
D
J. Tyndall
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Alexander Fleming was a Scottish physician-scientist who was recognised for discovering penicillin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sir Alexander Fleming FRS FRSE FRCS (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish physician and microbiologist, best known for discovering the world’s first broadly effective antibiotic substance, which he named penicillin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Alexander Fleming did not attempt to patent penicillin. Fleming chose not to patent penicillin as he did not want to create a barrier between the drug and those who needed it. Further, Fleming quipped that nature invented penicillin, he merely discovered it.

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