Almost 100 years ago, Scottish Physician Alexander Fleming was carrying out experiments with staphylococcal bacteria when he found penicillin to be successful in destroying the harmful microbes.A slow process began and penicillin was finally mass-produced as an infection-fighting drug just before the outbreak of WWII.

Asthma is an incurable respiratory disease that affects the airways and the lungs. These become irritated and inflamed in response to environmental or biological triggers that can make it difficult for people with the condition to breathe. According to a 2018 study carried out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2.7million people are affected by asthma in Australia.