Why were some doctors offended by Semmelweis's suggestions?
He suggested they were lazy
They were offended by the suggestion that they should wash their hands
He criticised their knowledge
He was rude and disrespectful
Answer
Semmelweis's suggestion that doctors should wash their hands offended some doctors because they thought it was insulting to suggest that they were not clean. They also thought that washing their hands would not help to prevent the spread of disease.
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