The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever by Oliver Wendell Holmes

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/123843 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes Narrator: Adriel Brandt Format: mp3 Length: 1 hr and 9 mins Release date: 06-13-19 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: Education & Training Publisher's Summary: Do you know anyone who has died of puerperal fever? Probably not, thanks to this groundbreaking essay published by Oliver Wendell Holmes in 1843. With great passion and intelligence, Holmes sets forth his revolutionary argument on the prevention of an illness which had claimed the lives of new mothers in epidemic proportions. Though his findings were not accepted until years later, Holmes’ seminal work can serve as a model for the presentation of life-changing medical research.