Magic bullets

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    • Paul ehrlich worked with sahachiro hata discovered the first magic bullet, Salvarson 606, which was used to treat syphilis
    • In the run up to finding Salvarsan 606, ehrlich injected rabbits with syphillis and then a chemical in the hope that it would cure the syphillis
    • Magic bullets are drugs or treatments that cures a disease quickly and easily without producing bad effects
    • Salvarsan 606 was a breakthrough because it mean that there might be other magic bullets out there for diseases