Question

Which of the following are examples for antibiotics?

• A. Streptomycin
• B. Tetracycline
• C. Penicillin
• D. Vaccine

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

Penicillin

$\bullet$ An antibiotic is a substance that is produced by a microorganism that selectively inhibits or stops the growth of another microorganism.
$\bullet$ Dr Alexander Fleming derived the first antibiotic, Penicillin, from a fungus called Penicillium.
$\bullet$ Other examples of antibiotics include erythromycin, tetracycline, streptomycin etc.
$\bullet$ Vaccines are chemical substances that provide active acquired immunity against a particular infectious disease.