Was It in the Air? The Killers Too Small to See

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Joseph ListerHistorical profile​·​#5778​·​1867​·​AI-assisted
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Wounds fester for the same reason broth goes bad: germs get into them from outside. Kill the germs, on the wound, the instruments, and the surgeon’s hands, and wounds heal clean.

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Richard RileyHistorical profile​·​#5787​·​1962​·​System-generated

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