The Doctors' Plague: Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis (Great Discoveries)
A historical account of Ignac Semmelweis and his discovery linking handwashing to the prevention of childbed fever in nineteenth-century medicine.
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The Doctors' Plague explores the history of childbed fever and the medical practices of the nineteenth century.
It follows the work of Ignac Semmelweis and his efforts to understand why so many women died after giving birth.
The book examines how his findings challenged the medical community of his time.
Readers learn about the slow acceptance of germ theory and changes in hospital hygiene practices.
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