Word: impetigo
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...concoction of hydrogen peroxide and glycerin, developed by Dr. Ethan Allen Town of Boston Dispensary, seems to be effective against a number of skin diseases and certain tubercular infections. The mixture has shown best results against diabetic ulcers, tuberculous neck glands, Vincent's angina, tonsillitis, impetigo, boils...
...Impetigo and scabies. These are not as common as the fungus infections, are very itchy and catching, especially when men do not bathe frequently...
...penicillin to the microbes," said Discoverer Sir Alexander Fleming. "You can do it with a simple spray, snuff or lozenges." He predicted penicillin in lipsticks and tooth paste. A Lancet report describes a penicillin spray as "effective" in stubborn staphylococcus skin infections-e.g., multiple boils, pustular acne, impetigo, hair-follicle inflammation...