19th Century
A Doctor's Hallucination Saved More Lives Than Any Medicine
A German doctor's hallucination during a typhus epidemic led him to discover something that would save more lives than any medicine ever created.
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Download on the App StoreMedical HistoryVienna19th CenturyIgnaz SemmelweisScientific DiscoveryAntisepticsAustria HungaryPublic HealthMedical EstablishmentScientific ResistanceMaternal MortalityHospital Medicine
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