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Why Ignaz Semmelweis Went Mad?

April 22, 2008

Remember Ignaz Semmelweis? Of course you don't. But you're in his debt nonetheless, because it was Dr. Semmelweis who first demonstrated over a hundred years ago that routine handwashing can prevent the spread of disease.
You should read this nicely written post by maggie mahar.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sad but amazing. never thought that something as routine as handwashing would have history behind it too.