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Alexander Fleming's 1928 penicillin discovery changed medicine and saved 200 million+ lives
Scotland ๐ฌ๐ง 1928 Medical Milestones
Key Facts
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Fleming discovered penicillin (1928) from Penicillium mould; Florey and Chain developed it into medicine
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Saved 200+ million lives; transformed surgery, childbirth, and infectious disease treatment
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Antibiotic resistance (AMR): overuse creates "superbugs"; India has the world's highest AMR burden
๐ Did you know? Antibiotic resistance now kills 700,000 people/year; WHO warns it could kill 10 million/year by 2050 โ a greater threat than cancer
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Medical Milestones
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๐ฌ๐ง Scotland
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1928
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Alexander Fleming's 1928 penicillin discovery changed medicine and saved 200 million+ lives