Marilena answers “Fernanda del Carpio's mother succumbed to...”

Darshani Workman asked this question about One Hundred Years of Solitude:

Fernanda del Carpio's mother succumbed to "five o'clock fever". What is five o'clock fever?

Marilena 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 us…moreit 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. (less)

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