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What Is Terramycin Used For?

Terramycin is a brand of tetracycline antibiotic. It is widely prescribed by doctors for a number of illnesses and conditions.

  1. Fever and STDs

    • The FDA has approved terramycin for use in treating the illnesses caused by micro-organisms. These include fever such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, oroya fever, typhus and Parrott fever, as well as STDs like LGV, chancroid and granuloma inguinale.

    Other Illnesses

    • Additionally, the FDA has approved terramycin for use in treating Pasteurella pestis, a bacteria spread by fleas, meningitis, dysentery and cholera.

    Food Poisoning

    • Terramycin is approved to treat E coli bacteria, one of the leading causes of food poisoning.

    Skin Infections

    • Terramycin is useful in combating skin infections such as Enterobacter aerogenes and common acne.

    Other infections

    • The FDA has also approved terramycin for the treatment of respiratory, intestinal, eye and urinary infections that are brought on by bacteria.

    Penicilin Alternative

    • For those who are allergic to penicillin, terramycin can be substituted to treat gonorrhea, syphilis, yaws, listeria, botulism, anthrax and Vincent's infection.

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