Darshani Workman
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Fernanda del Carpio's mother succumbed to "five o'clock fever". What is five o'clock fever?
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it is puerperal fever that in the past affected mothers who gave birth; it was caused by infections during/after birth caused by unwashed equipment used during birth and unwashed hands of midwives and doctors attending the birth.
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