jul 28, 765 - Puerperal Fever
(Childbed Fever)
Description:
The most common death of mothers after childbirth and was identified in 1879
Ignaz Semmelweis (1847):
He was the first to notice women were dying from childbirth due to cleanliness and colleagues dismissed him
Louis Pasteur (1859):
Was the first to prove Semmelweis's theory with his famous swan neck flask experiment and eventually discovered pasteurization
Robert Koch (1872):
Used Koch's postulates to prove that microorganisms cause disease. which became the Germ Theory of Disease
*Golden Age of Microbiology*
Symptoms:
- Headache
- Elevated temperature
- Chills
- Vomiting
- Dry tongue and lips
- Abdominal tenderness
- Foul smell
Treatment:
antibiotics for infected. The best way to avoid is by having proper hygiene during birth.
History:
-Bacteria identified in 1879
-No antibiotics until 1930
-remains a major cause of maternal deaths in resource-poor countries.
Added to timeline:
Timeline Project B HLTH 224
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