What significant medical breakthrough is Gerhard Domagk known for?
Discovery of Insulin
Creating the First Vaccine
Development of the First Commercial Antibiotic
Invention of X-Ray Machine
Answer
Gerhard Domagk was a German pathologist who is known for his development of the first commercial antibiotic. In 1935, Domagk discovered that the sulfonamide drugs had antibacterial properties. This discovery led to the development of sulfanilamide, the first commercially available antibiotic. Sulfanilamide was used to treat a variety of bacterial infections, including pneumonia, meningitis, and tuberculosis.
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