History of leprosy in Rio de Janeiro
An. bras. dermatol
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89(3): 515-518, May-Jun/2014. graf
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-711617
ABSTRACT
The record of the first cases of leprosy in Rio de Janeiro dates from the seventeenth century. The first local host of leprosy patients was created from 1741, and the first colonies hospitals were built in the early twentieth century, in order to avoid contagion of the population. The first structures dedicated to research also date from this time the Leprosy International Institute, the Leprology Institute, and the Leprosy Laboratory of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, where the most prestigious leprologists of Rio de Janeiro worked. Currently, investigations are focused on the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation; additionally, leprosy patients are treated at municipal health centers and state hospitals, and former colony hospitals only accept patients with severe disabilities.
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Main subject:
Hospitals, Isolation
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Hospitals
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Leprosy
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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