Practices
Hand Hygiene
Also Known As Handwashing
Hygiene Practice
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The practice of washing or disinfecting the hands to remove pathogens and prevent their transmission, among the single most effective and least costly disease prevention measures available, credited to Ignaz Semmelweis earliest documented demonstration in a clinical setting and now a cornerstone of infection control worldwide.
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Origin YearThe year Ignaz Semmelweis introduced mandatory chlorinated lime handwashing at the Vienna General Hospital maternity clinic. Practice ClassHygiene and sanitation, infection control 2 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Both practices use chlorine compounds against infection: chlorinated lime in the hand washing reform of the 1840s maternity clinics, chlorine disinfection in modern water treatment.
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