Question

Suppose you were Semmelweis. Give a reason (based on the data Semmelweis collected) why puerperal fever is unlikely to be caused by earthquakes.​

Answer 1

Answer:

For centuries science has told us that it is an invisible epidemic that kills mothers. Causes may be changes in the air or some extraterrestrial influence or a movement of the earth itself, an earthquake. ... Semmelweis knew that it was unlikely that fever could be caused by extraterrestrial influence or an earthquake.