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Panic, denial, and the search for "magic remedies: " the various social responses to covid-19 in Peru / Pánico, negación y la búsqueda de "remedios mágicos": las varias respuestas sociales a la covid-19 en Perú
Lossio, Jorge.
  • Lossio, Jorge; Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Department of Humanities. Lima. PE
Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos ; 30(supl.1): e2023031, 2023.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1506293
ABSTRACT
Abstract Between March 2020 and March 2022, more than 213,000 Peruvians died of covid-19. In this research note, we will identify and analyze the various social responses to covid-19 in Peru: denial, panic, search for culprits, search for "magic remedies," and, in some sectors, mistrust towards the State and science. We argue that these social responses have been common throughout history, both in pandemics prior to the development of the bacteriological era and in the most recent ones. We intend to show that, in Peru, scientific ideas around health and disease coexist with religious ideas, conspiracy theories and traditional knowledge.
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Resumen Entre marzo de 2020 y marzo de 2022, más de 213.000 peruanos fallecieron por covid-19. En esta nota de investigación, identificaremos las diversas respuestas sociales a la covid-19 en Perú: negación, pánico, búsqueda de culpables, búsqueda de "remedios mágicos" y, en algunos sectores, escepticismo y desconfianza hacia el Estado y la ciencia. Argumentamos que estas respuestas sociales han sido comunes a lo largo de la historia, tanto en las pandemias anteriores al desarrollo de la era bacteriológica como en las más recientes. Pretendemos mostrar que en el Perú conviven ideas científicas en torno a la salud y la enfermedad con ideas religiosas, teorías conspirativas y saberes tradicionales.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Mortality / COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Country/Region as subject: South America / Peru Language: English Journal: Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2023 Type: Article Affiliation country: Peru Institution/Affiliation country: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú/PE

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Mortality / COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Country/Region as subject: South America / Peru Language: English Journal: Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2023 Type: Article Affiliation country: Peru Institution/Affiliation country: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú/PE