| Date | 1900 |
| Author | Hunter |
| Contribution | Introduced (or popularized) gauze face-mask to minimize wound infection in surgery.. |
| Reference | Anon. |
| Notes | W. Hunter. The mask was to reduce exposure of patient to germs in surgeon's breath. Source (no longer identifiable) said 'introduced' but see Mikulicz 1896. See Halsted 1890. Did Hunter merely promote? |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | General |
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