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Needle-free spray delivers last-resort antibioticsCEFR A1

24 Feb 2026

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Adapted from Brian Consiglio-U. Missouri, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by masakazu sasaki, Unsplash

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  • Researchers made a needle-free spray device.
  • The device pushes medicine through the skin.
  • It can reach deep infected tissue.
  • The spray gives strong antibiotics to wounds.
  • This avoids putting drugs into the blood.
  • That can reduce organ side effects.
  • It may help hard-to-heal wounds.
  • The team wants to treat resistant infections.

Difficult words

  • device — tool or machine for a specific job
  • infected — having germs or disease in a part of the body
  • antibiotic — medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections
    antibiotics
  • resistant — not easily killed or stopped by medicine
  • side effect — an unwanted health problem from a medicine
    side effects
  • organ — a part of the body with a job

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Discussion questions

  • Would you try a needle-free spray?
  • Do you know someone with a hard-to-heal wound?
  • Are you worried about medicine side effects?

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