Fragmentos da história da higiene e saúde públicas: a febre amarela em Campinas-SP no século XIX / Fragments of the history of hygiene and public health: yellow fever in the century in Campinas, Brazil
Rev. patol. trop
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43(2): 111-120, 2014.
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in Portuguese
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RESUMO
A febre amarela, doença viral transmitida por mosquitos, constitui um velho problema de saúde pública nacional. O presente artigo objetiva resgatar as teorias etiológicas da doença ao longo da história, suas origens no Brasil, as tentativas de combate e as repercussões das epidemias que ocorreram na cidade de Campinas-SP no fim do século XIX. Discutem-se as transformações no âmbito sanitário e higiênico promovidas pela comunidade científica e pela sociedade em geral...
ABSTRACT
Yellow fever is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes and is also a long standing national public health problem. This article aims to discover its etiological theories throughout history, the origins of the disease in Brazil, the attempts to combat it and, as an example, the impact of epidemics in the city of Campinas SP at the end of the nineteenth century. We discuss the changes in the sanitary and hygienic framework promoted by the scientific community and society at large...
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Main subject:
Yellow Fever
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Public Health
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Disease Outbreaks
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. patol. trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Pathology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas/BR
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