Dr. Semmelweis and the Discovery of Handwashing

DataCamp

Course Features

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Limited Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Beginner

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis discovered handwashing in 1847. He discovered that childbed fever was caused by contamination of the hands. By requiring handwashing in his hospital, he saved hundreds of children's lives.

Course Overview

Virtual Labs

International Faculty

Post Course Interactions

Hands-On Training,Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

Course Content

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Module 1: Meet Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis

Module 2: The alarming number of deaths

Module 3: Death at the clinics

Module 4: The handwashing begins

Course Instructors

Rasmus BÃ¥Ã¥th

Data Science Lead atcastle.ioo

Rasmus BÃ¥Ã¥th is a Data Science Lead at castle.io. Previously, he was an instructor and Curriculum Lead for Projects at DataCamp. He has a PhD in Cognitive Science from Lund University in Sweden. Fo...