feb 1, 1875 - The Invention of Sterilization
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Joseph Lister believes that microorganisms transmit disease. He reports success in sterilizing tools used in surgery. This innovation of sterilization drastically reduced fatality rates in surgery. Before, multitudes of diseases had been transmitted through surgical operations because doctors did not even wish their hands, and their tools were far from clean.
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