Ignaz Semmelweis
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Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was a Hungarian medical doctor and scientist of German descent who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures, known as the "saviour of mothers". Postpartum infection, also
Semmelweis in 1860
Theresia Müller and Joseph Semmelweis, the parents of Ignaz Semmelweis
Child portrait of Semmelweis, 1830
Streptococcus pyogenes (red-stained spheres) is responsible for most cases of severe puerperal fever. It is commonly found in the throat and nasopharynx of otherwise healthy carriers.
Antiseptic
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An antiseptic is an antimicrobial substance or compound that is applied to living tissue to reduce the possibility of sepsis, infection, or putrefaction. Antiseptics are generally distinguished from a
Ignaz Semmelweis
…Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp ; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865) was a Hungarian medical doctor and scientist of German descent who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures, known as the "saviour of mothers". Postpartum infection, also known as puerperal fever or childbed fever, was common in the 19th century…
Hydrogen peroxide, a common antiseptic.
Joseph Lister