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www.AbbysHealthFood.com - Issue 42 | Page 33 Do you have a question for Abby's Nutrition Specialists? Send it by clicking the CONTACT US link on our website. Check for the Answers in our next issue. Abby's Nutrition Specialists also offer free consultations. Please call (813) 265-4951 between the hours of: Mon-Sat – 8am – 9:30pm or Sunday – 9am – 8pm Or come in to see us so we can help you in person! 14374 N. Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa, FL 33618 originate from the same source. The fact of the matter is that the transmitting source of those cadaver particles was to be found in the hands of students and attending physicians." No midwives ever participated in autopsies or dissections. Students and physicians regularly went between autopsies and deliveries, rarely washing their hands in between. Gloves were not commonly used in hospitals or surgeries until late in the 19th century. Realizing that chloride solution rid objects of their odors, Semmelweis mandated hand- washing across his department. Starting in May 1847, anyone entering the First Division had to wash their hands in a bowl of chloride solution. The incidence of puerperal fever and death subsequently dropped precipitously by the end of the year. Taking an old lesson to heart Although Semmelweis began the charge for hand hygiene in the 19th century, it has not always fallen on receptive ears. Hand-washing appears to get a bump in compliance in the wake of disease outbreaks. Take the example of the first major outbreak of SARS, which occurred in the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong in March 2003. Health authorities advised the public that hand-washing would help prevent spread of the disease, caused by a coronavirus. After the SARS outbreak, medical students at the hospital were much more likely to follow hand-washing guidelines, according to one study. I suspect the current pandemic of COVID-19 will change the way the public thinks about hand hygiene going forward. In fact, White House coronavirus advisor and NIAID Director Anthony Fauci has said "absolute compulsive hand-washing" for everyone must be part of any eventual return to pre-pandemic life. Leslie S. Leighton is a Visiting Lecturer of History at Georgia State University