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What was one of the most important progress of surgery?
What was one of the most important progress of surgery?
Who was the first to understand the nature of puerperal fever as a transmittable disease?
Who was the first to understand the nature of puerperal fever as a transmittable disease?
What did the use of chlorine water allow in relation to infectious diseases?
What did the use of chlorine water allow in relation to infectious diseases?
What was first demonstrated about surgical infections around 1 century ago?
What was first demonstrated about surgical infections around 1 century ago?
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What was not known until the half of the nineteenth century about infections?
What was not known until the half of the nineteenth century about infections?
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Who played a key role in demonstrating that hand hygiene could reduce the spread of infectious diseases?
Who played a key role in demonstrating that hand hygiene could reduce the spread of infectious diseases?
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What was the impact of washing hands with chlorine water after autopsies, according to Semmelweis's demonstration?
What was the impact of washing hands with chlorine water after autopsies, according to Semmelweis's demonstration?
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Where did Semmelweis face opposition and lack of trust for his intuition?
Where did Semmelweis face opposition and lack of trust for his intuition?
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Who proposed the sterilization of instruments used for surgery as a method to control infections?
Who proposed the sterilization of instruments used for surgery as a method to control infections?
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What concept did McBurney contribute to in the control of surgical infections?
What concept did McBurney contribute to in the control of surgical infections?
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According to the text, what was the role of aseptic technique in controlling the presence of bacteria?
According to the text, what was the role of aseptic technique in controlling the presence of bacteria?
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What did Semmelweis demonstrate could reduce mortality from puerperal fever?
What did Semmelweis demonstrate could reduce mortality from puerperal fever?
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What key concept related to bacteria did the following years reveal, according to the text?
What key concept related to bacteria did the following years reveal, according to the text?
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Which individual's intuition led to the development of an 'aseptic procedure' for surgery?
Which individual's intuition led to the development of an 'aseptic procedure' for surgery?
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In which city did Louis Pasteur talk about the 'germ theory'?
In which city did Louis Pasteur talk about the 'germ theory'?
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What did McBurney understand about infections that led to a new approach in controlling them?
What did McBurney understand about infections that led to a new approach in controlling them?
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