The skin of what type of animal is used to treat burns?
Fish skin, usually from Atlantic cod or Nile tilapia, has anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties that support healing of some wounds including burns and diabetic foot ulcers.
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- How did Florence Nightingale use statistics?
“Florence Nightingale used statistics and diagrams to show that poor sanitation was killing soldiers in hospitals.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Who first showed that handwashing saves lives?
In 1847, Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis showed that handwashing reduced deaths among new mothers, but many doctors rejected his idea.
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