Antibiotic

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/antibiotic

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the discoverer?Alexander Fleming (penicillin); Howard Florey and Ernst Chain (mass production)
2. What is the related topics?Antimicrobial resistance, infectious disease epidemiology, pharmacodynamics, drug discovery, public health policy
3. How do antibiotics help doctors treat infections?They stop bacteria from growing or break their walls, so the body can heal faster.
4. Why did penicillin become such a big discovery?Because it was the first antibiotic that could be made in large amounts, saving many lives during war and later.

Antibiotic Resistance: The ability of bacteria to withstand the effects of an antibiotic, rendering the drug ineffective.
Bacteriostatic: An antibiotic that inhibits the growth and reproduction of bacteria without killing them.
Bactericidal: An antibiotic that kills bacteria directly.