
Via UPI.
Google is celebrating physician Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis and hand washing with a new Doodle.
Semmelweis was appointed Chief Resident in the maternity clinic of Vienna General Hospital in 1847 when he discovered the medical benefits of hand washing and how it reduces the transmission of diseases.
Google’s homepage features artwork of Semmelweis next to a play button. Pushing the button starts an instructional video on how to properly wash your hands based on recommendations from the World Health Organization….
The story of Dr. Semmelweis is sad. But the fact that Joseph Gayetty isn’t getting his Google doodle is sadder.
OK, I Googled “Joseph Gayetty” 🙂
http://www.toiletpaperhistory.net/invented-toilet-paper/joseph-gayetty/
There was no panic for soap. Just saying.
This sounds like a story, we don’t tell our kids.
Wash your hands before dinner please.
Dad,the Doctor that preached hand washing went insane.
Ummm..
Semmelweis observed that births assisted by midwives survived better than those assisted by physicians. Another data point, albeit an old one, for questioning “experts”.