Streptomycin is also occasionally used to treat infections such as brucellosis and endocarditis. As for TB, when treating these infections, streptomycin should be used in combination with another antibiotic to help prevent resistance occuring.
DEFINITION of 'Oil Shale'. A type of sedimentary rock composed chiefly of a combination of silt and clay. Shale may contain kerogen, a type of organic matter that yields oil and gas.
Oil shale was one of the first sources of mineral oil used by humans. Its earliest recorded use was in Switzerland and Austria in the early 14th century. In 1596, the personal physician of Frederick I, Duke of Wuerttemberg wÃ¼rttemberg wrote of its healing. Properties shale oil was used to light the streets Of, Modena italy at the turn of the 17th. century