Semmelweis Advocated Handwashing as a Method of Preventing Which of the Following

question 25

Multiple Choice

Semmelweis advocated handwashing as a method of preventing which of the following diseases?

• A) cholera
• B) puerperal fever
• C) smallpox
• D) anthrax
• E) syphilis

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