The Contagiousness Of Puerperal Fever

The Contagiousness Of Puerperal Fever is a book written by Oliver Wendell Holmes, an American physician and poet, in 1843. The book focuses on the transmission of puerperal fever, a bacterial infection that affects women after childbirth, and the importance of hygiene in preventing its spread. Holmes argues that the disease is contagious and can be transmitted from patient to patient by doctors and midwives who do not practice proper hygiene. He also emphasizes the need for hospitals and medical professionals to adopt strict cleanliness protocols to prevent the spread of the disease. The book is considered a landmark in the history of medicine, as it helped establish the importance of cleanliness and hygiene in medical practice.THIS 42 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Scientific Papers: Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology: V38 Harvard Classics, by O. W. Holmes. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 076618191X.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.