Question

Define The following term with a suitable example of each:

Antibiotics

Answer 1

Antibiotics:

• Antibiotics are antimicrobial drugs obtained from other organisms, such as moulds, fungus, and some soil bacteria to combat harmful microorganisms.
• These are the chemical substances that are used to kill the microorganism which entered in our body.
• The first antibiotic was made by Alexander Fleming and named Penicillin.
• Penicillin was obtained from a fungus called Penicillin notatum.
• These antimicrobial drugs are not useful against viral disease.
• For example, Penicillin, Quinolones, Tetracyclines, Macrolides, etc.