English National Curriculum - Science
Mission Objectives
Describe the discovery of antibiotics and their impact on population health
Explain how antibiotics and painkillers work to treat disease or relieve symptoms
Explain the discovery of penicillin and its significance
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Words and meanings to learn
antibiotic resistance
when bacteria change and are no longer killed by an antibiotic, making infections harder to treat
painkiller
a medicine that relieves pain or reduces fever but does not kill pathogens or cure the disease
antibiotics
medicines that kill bacteria or stop them from reproducing; used to treat bacterial infections
efficacy
how effective a medicine is at producing the desired result, such as killing bacteria
penicillin
the first antibiotic, discovered by Alexander Fleming, which kills bacteria and has saved millions of lives
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