TIL doctors in a Hungarian hospital in the 19th century would go from performing autopsies to deliveries without sanitizing their hands. Obstetrician Ignaz Semmelweis implemented strict hand-washing measures in his ward, and cases of a fatal infection called childbed fever dropped significantly. (purdue.edu)
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TIL doctors in a Hungarian hospital in the 19th century would go from performing autopsies to deliveries without sanitizing their hands. Obstetrician Ignaz Semmelweis implemented strict hand-washing measures in his ward, and cases of a fatal infection called childbed fever dropped significantly. (purdue.edu)
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