Health

Wed Sep 7

Weekly Dose: penicillin, the mould that saves millions of lives

Written by Sergio Diez Alvarez, Director Of Medicine, The Maitland and Kurri Kurri Hospital, University of Newcastle

A serendipitous discovery that saves millions of lives and garnered two Nobel prizes. from www.shutterstock.com.au

In developed countries, infectious diseases accounted for most deaths until very recently. And in developing countries, infectious diseases remain the cause of death for a large percentage of the population.

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