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Ignaz Sammelweis advocated handwashing to reduce the spread of infection. He significantly reduced the post-partum infections in women with his instruction to physicians to wash their hands as they went to different patients.
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∙ 13y agoIgnaz Semmelweis was born on July 1, 1818.
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∙ 12y agoHe discovered the cause of the puerperal fever and he suggested washing hands in chlorinated lime solution would prevent this disease.
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∙ 12y agoIgnaz Semmelweis died on August 13, 1865 at the age of 47.
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∙ 11y agocos he was a nice guy x x x x
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∙ 11y agoIn an asylum.
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Who was Semmelweiss?
- Ignaz Semmelweiss was a doctor who saw that women were dying in huge numbers after childbirth from a disease called puerperal fever. - He thought that doctors were spreading the disease from their unwashed hands. He told the doctors to wash their hands in antiseptic solution, cutting the death rate from 12% to 2% Semmelweiss cut deaths by using antiseptics.
How did Ignaz Semmelweis make his discovery?
cuz he did
When was Ignaz Czapka born?
Ignaz Czapka was born on 1791-02-24.
When did Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer die?
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer died in 1751.
What is Ignaz Semmelweis's birthday?
Ignaz Semmelweis was born on July 1, 1818.
Who was Ignaz Semmelweiss and what is he famous for?
he was a genius and he the best at science.
Where did Ignaz Semmelweiss practice medicine?
i london after world war two
What did ignaz semmelweiss do?
He was one of the first doctors to realize that washing the hands can reduce the spread of infection.
Why did the death rate plummet in 1850-1900?
The physician Ignaz Philipp Semmelweiss and others made the discovery that people can get infections, sick and die from unseen "things" on our hands during child birth. Then the germ theory came about.
Did ignaz semmelweiss think his tests were scientific?
Most probably but I'm not sure as i didn't live 2-100 years ago.
Who was Semmelweiss?
- Ignaz Semmelweiss was a doctor who saw that women were dying in huge numbers after childbirth from a disease called puerperal fever. - He thought that doctors were spreading the disease from their unwashed hands. He told the doctors to wash their hands in antiseptic solution, cutting the death rate from 12% to 2% Semmelweiss cut deaths by using antiseptics.
How did Ignaz Semmelweis make his discovery?
cuz he did
What actors and actresses appeared in Semmelweiss - 1983?
The cast of Semmelweiss - 1983 includes: Nils Ole Oftebro as Dr. Semellweiss
When was Ignaz von Olfers born?
Ignaz von Peczely was born in 1826.
When did Ignaz Günther die?
Ignaz Günther died in 1775.
When was Ignaz Günther born?
Ignaz Günther was born in 1725.
When did Ignaz Kuranda die?
Ignaz Kuranda died in 1884.
