Describe how the topical antibiotic drug bacitracin was discovered and how it was named

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Answer: Bacitracin was developed from a strain of Bacillus subtilis, a bacterium found growing in fluid draining from a wound in a patient named Margaret Tracy. The drug name bacitracin is a combination of the bacterium's name and the patient's name: Bacillus subtilis + Tracy + in.

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A) remove. B) incision. C) surgical puncture. D) new opening.

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Freya takes glipizide for Type 2 diabetes. To what class does this drug belong?

A) sulfonylureas B) incretins C) alpha-glucosidase inhibitors D) meglitinides

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A disorder seen primarily in adolescent girls, characterized by an emotional disturbance concerning body image, prolonged refusal to eat followed by extreme weight loss, amenorrhea, and a lingering abnormal fear of becoming obese is known as ________________ ___________________.?

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Congenital opening of the meatus on the top side of the penis:

A) epispadias B) hypospadias C) phimosis D) balanostomy

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