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Amy Fleming
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Keep it Clean: The Surprising 130-Year History of Handwashing
Until the mid-1800s, doctors didn’t bother washing their hands. Then a Hungarian medic made an essential, much-resisted breakthrough.
by
Amy Fleming
via
The Guardian
on
March 18, 2020