1 janv. 1879 - Childbed/Puerperal Fever
Description:
*Bacteria, Streptococcus Pyogenes, discovered in 1879
*Antibiotics not avaliable for treatment until 1930's
*Remains a major cause of maternal mortality today in rural areas
*Hospitals were hotbeds of bacteria
-about 5 to 20% mothers giving birth died
-about 70 to 100% women in smaller hospitals died due to the outbreak
-17x higher death rates in hospitals in London than giving birth in slums
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