Era of Antibiotic Discovery

Pre-antibiotic era was horribly threatened by deadly microbes. The therapeutic procedures were very painful at that time, and people had no option to get relief from infectious microbes. Fortunately, the field of medicine has been improved in the nineteenth century, and the occurrence of infectious diseases get limited. Apart from this, the discovery of antibiotic replaced the ancient medical practices and brought a hope of better life. Herein, in this chapter we have discussed about the history of medicine, discovery of antibiotics, and present scenario of medicine.