An example of antibiotic medicine:
- AAspirin
- BParacetamol
- CChloroquine
- DPenicillin
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
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Correct answer: (d) Penicillin
Explanation
Penicillin, discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 from the mould *Penicillium*, is an antibiotic: it kills or stops the growth of bacteria.
Aspirin and paracetamol relieve pain and fever (analgesic, antipyretic), and chloroquine treats malaria.