Question

describe how penicilin came to be applied to the first human subject

Answer 1

The Scottish physician Alexander Fleming was the first to suggest that a Penicillium mold must secrete an antibacterial substance, and the first to concentrate the active substance involved, which he named penicillin, in 1928. Penicillin was the first modern antibiotic.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Albert Alexander, a 48 year old London policeman, cut himself while shaving. The cut was ignored for several days and became septic. Alexander was taken to the hospital and given Sulpha drugs but without success. When doctor's believed that he was going to die within few hours, Florey and chain treated him with penicillin which was administered by themselves. He was the first human subject to be administered with penicillin.