Google Doodle honours doctor who discovered the medical importance of hand washing

Google Doodle highlights Dr Ignaz Semmelweis, who figured out that washing hands throughly curbs the spread of disease. — Google

Google recognises Hungarian physician Dr Ignaz Semmelweis in its Google Doodle today, for his discovery on how handwashing curbs the spread of disease.

The Doodle shows a video of how to wash your hands thoroughly, as per the World Health Organisation’s guidelines, while Dr Semmelweis counts down the timer on a stopwatch.