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I find myself occasionally thinking about the fate of Mr. Albert Alexander who was the fourth patient to be treated with penicillin (who died because of the lac
by retro64 10y ago
I find myself occasionally thinking about the fate of Mr. Albert Alexander who was the fourth patient to be treated with penicillin (who died because of the lack of sufficient quantity).
He was a constable who happened to be scratched in the mouth by a thorn bush and contacted strep.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Alexander https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Alexander
- astrodust 10y agoI hope people remember stories like this and stop handing out anti-bacterial medication like candy. If everything's a superbug and nothing works we're right back to the era when a paper cut could be fatal.