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Word: impetigo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Drug Notes, Sep. 1, 1947 | 9/1/1947 | See Source »

...Impetigo and scabies. These are not as common as the fungus infections, are very itchy and catching, especially when men do not bathe frequently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Jungle Rot | 8/13/1945 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Drug Notes, Mar. 5, 1945 | 3/5/1945 | See Source »

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