The Rise of Antibiotics

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge about the history and development of antibiotics.
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Who is credited with discovering penicillin, the first antibiotic?

  1. Alexander Fleming

  2. Louis Pasteur

  3. Robert Koch

  4. Joseph Lister


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alexander Fleming, a Scottish biologist, discovered penicillin in 1928 while studying a culture of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus.

What year was penicillin first used to treat a human infection?

  1. 1929

  2. 1935

  3. 1941

  4. 1945


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Penicillin was first used to treat a human infection in 1941, when it was successfully used to treat a patient with a severe staphylococcal infection.

Which antibiotic was the first to be used to treat tuberculosis?

  1. Streptomycin

  2. Isoniazid

  3. Rifampicin

  4. Ethambutol


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Streptomycin was the first antibiotic to be used to treat tuberculosis, and it was introduced in 1943.

Which antibiotic was the first to be used to treat syphilis?

  1. Penicillin

  2. Tetracycline

  3. Erythromycin

  4. Azithromycin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be used to treat syphilis, and it was introduced in the early 1940s.

Which antibiotic was the first to be used to treat gonorrhea?

  1. Penicillin

  2. Tetracycline

  3. Erythromycin

  4. Azithromycin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be used to treat gonorrhea, and it was introduced in the early 1940s.

Which antibiotic was the first to be used to treat pneumonia?

  1. Penicillin

  2. Tetracycline

  3. Erythromycin

  4. Azithromycin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be used to treat pneumonia, and it was introduced in the early 1940s.

Which antibiotic was the first to be used to treat meningitis?

  1. Penicillin

  2. Tetracycline

  3. Erythromycin

  4. Azithromycin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be used to treat meningitis, and it was introduced in the early 1940s.

Which antibiotic was the first to be used to treat endocarditis?

  1. Penicillin

  2. Tetracycline

  3. Erythromycin

  4. Azithromycin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be used to treat endocarditis, and it was introduced in the early 1940s.

Which antibiotic was the first to be used to treat osteomyelitis?

  1. Penicillin

  2. Tetracycline

  3. Erythromycin

  4. Azithromycin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be used to treat osteomyelitis, and it was introduced in the early 1940s.

Which antibiotic was the first to be used to treat actinomycosis?

  1. Penicillin

  2. Tetracycline

  3. Erythromycin

  4. Azithromycin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be used to treat actinomycosis, and it was introduced in the early 1940s.

Which antibiotic was the first to be used to treat rat-bite fever?

  1. Penicillin

  2. Tetracycline

  3. Erythromycin

  4. Azithromycin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be used to treat rat-bite fever, and it was introduced in the early 1940s.

Which antibiotic was the first to be used to treat tularemia?

  1. Penicillin

  2. Tetracycline

  3. Erythromycin

  4. Azithromycin


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Streptomycin was the first antibiotic to be used to treat tularemia, and it was introduced in 1943.

Which antibiotic was the first to be used to treat brucellosis?

  1. Penicillin

  2. Tetracycline

  3. Erythromycin

  4. Azithromycin


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Streptomycin was the first antibiotic to be used to treat brucellosis, and it was introduced in 1943.

Which antibiotic was the first to be used to treat listeriosis?

  1. Penicillin

  2. Tetracycline

  3. Erythromycin

  4. Azithromycin


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Ampicillin was the first antibiotic to be used to treat listeriosis, and it was introduced in 1961.

Which antibiotic was the first to be used to treat chlamydia?

  1. Penicillin

  2. Tetracycline

  3. Erythromycin

  4. Azithromycin


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Tetracycline was the first antibiotic to be used to treat chlamydia, and it was introduced in the early 1950s.

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