Growing international attention is paid again to Semmelweis

The importance of proper hand-wash cannot be highlighted enough in the current situation. His historical discovery about the Calcium hypochlorite (bleaching powder) based hand-wash is still appropriate during the crisis caused by the coronavirus. The importance of his activity is proven by the increasing international interest as well.

In honor of Semmelweis, an English-language virtual exhibition was created by the Semmelweis Museum, Library and Archive of the History of Medicine, part of the Hungarian National Museum. Click on the following link to visit the exhibition.

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