As Soon as Dr

Multiple Choice

As soon as Dr. Semmelweis figured out that sterilization of hands dramatically reduces incidences of childbed fever, why didn't all hospitals adopt the practice?

A) Many doctors don't trust science.
B) Many doctors refused to believe they could possibly be transmitting a disease to their patients.
C) Bleach was very expensive and hard to get.
D) Prior to the 1900s, it was nearly impossible to spread news like this from one hospital to another.
E) Dr. Semmelweis was not well respected by the medical community.