Petal Palmer
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He Said "Wash Your Hands," so They Killed Him | The Tragic Story of Ignaz Semmelweis
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30:42Now PlayingFor decades, a mystery illness took the lives of countless new mothers leaving the world shocked and paralyzed in fear by this fatal childbed fever. This was until Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis discovered the very cure for this medical mystery of the puerperal fever infection. However, instead of being acknowledged for this discovery, Semmelweis would instead be horrifically persecuted. This is the story of Dr. Semmelweis and his revolutionary discovery of hand washing that would save the lives of millions, progressing the world of science and medicine but would tragically end in the unthinkable actions leading to his demise.
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