streptomycin

In 1947 there was no cure for TB - doctors prescribed fresh air and a regular diet - but there was a new, experimental drug on the market, streptomycin.

1947年，肺结核无异于绝症，医生嘱咐他多呼吸新鲜空气和注意有规律的日常饮食。 但市面上出现了一种新的试验性药物——链霉素。

The key to containing any outbreak of plague lies in prompt treatment with common antibiotics such as tetracycline and streptomycin, which can reduce death rates from 60 to 15 per cent.

遏制鼠疫爆发的关键是利用诸如四环素和链霉素那样的常用抗生素迅速治疗这种疾病，这可以把死亡率从60%减少到15%。

A: It happened in 1963 … I had to take the drugs every day for 18 months, including six months of injections with streptomycin.

答：那是在1963年... 我必须在18个月内每天坚持吃药，包括打了6个月链霉素。