Mass shooting in the middle school Vladislav Ribnikar in Belgrade

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Oh really? Keep in mind that, to the vast majority of doctors at the time, the Semmelweis'es work seemed like a terrible study. It seemed to use bad methodology and to arrive at pseudoscientific-sounding conclusions. Levy commented both that the methodology is bad (he said: "Why wasn't a simpler and more convincing experiment performed, to simply stop all the anatomical work?") and that the conclusions are implausible (that "implausibly small" particles from a corpse can turn you into a corpse if they touch your blood, and that washing your hands with some substances solves that). So, was it the right conclusion that Semmelweis was incompetent? Of course not.

You clearly missed my point in your chase to find an "aha!" moment.

You cannot say that because a study is the only study (or "estimate" in this case) in a field doesn't mean that the information it claims to present is accurate.

Which is basically what I said.

You sure don't seem to acknowledge the serious difficulties you must confront when trying to use his "estimates". Instead you simply go back to it time and again as the only authoritative "study" -- which it is not. It's all much of a vaguery.