Translations for „puerperal fever“ in the English » German Dictionary

pu·er·per·al fe·ver [pjuˈɜ:pərəlˈfi:vəʳ, Am ˈɜ:rpərəlˈfi:vɚ] N no pl MED

puerperal fever

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English

The introduction of anti-bacterial sulphonamide drugs in 1936-7 cut deaths from puerperal fever, a bacterial infection contracted by women during childbirth or miscarriage.

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He reduced mortality from puerperal fever, and created the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax.

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