The aftermath of World War II saw an explosion in the discovery of new classes of antibacterial drugs including the cephalosporins (developed by Eli Lilly based on the seminal work of Giuseppe Brotzu and Edward Abraham), streptomycin (discovered during a Merck-funded research program in Selman Waksman's laboratory), the tetracyclines (discovered at Lederle Laboratories, now a part of Pfizer), erythromycin (discovered at Eli Lilly and Co.) and their extension to an increasingly wide range of bacterial pathogens. Streptomycin, discovered during a Merck-funded research program in Selman Waksman's laboratory at Rutgers in 1943, became the first effective treatment for tuberculosis. At the time of its discovery, sanitoriums for the isolation of tuberculosis-infected people were an ubiquitous feature of cities in developed countries, with 50% dying within 5 years of admission. COUNT 10
QSN1 When was the first effective treatment for Tuberculosis discovered? ANS1 1943 QSN2 50% of tuberculosis-infected people died within 5 years where? ANS2 cities in developed countries QSN3 What drug effectively treated Tuberculosis? ANS3 Streptomycin QSN4 Who was Eli Lilly's work based off of? ANS4 Giuseppe Brotzu and Edward Abraham QSN5 Where was Tetracyclines discovered? ANS5 Lederle Laboratories QSN6 What was the first treatment for tuberculosis? ANS6 Streptomycin QSN7 What percentage of patients infected with tuberculosis died within 5 years? ANS7 50% QSN8 In what year was streptomycin discovered? ANS8 1943 QSN9 Many more antibiotics were made following the end of what war? ANS9 World War II QSN10 What company funded the research that led to the discovery of streptomycin? ANS10 Merck