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Preventive Measures against Pandemics from the Beginning of Civilization to Nowadays-How Everything Has Remained the Same over the Millennia.
Vitiello, Laura; Ilari, Sara; Sansone, Luigi; Belli, Manuel; Cristina, Mario; Marcolongo, Federica; Tomino, Carlo; Gatta, Lucia; Mollace, Vincenzo; Bonassi, Stefano; Muscoli, Carolina; Russo, Patrizia.
  • Vitiello L; Laboratory of Flow Cytometry, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy.
  • Ilari S; Institute of Research for Food Safety & Health (IRC_FSH), Department of Health Sciences, University 'Magna Graecia' of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
  • Sansone L; MEBIC Consortium, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy.
  • Belli M; MEBIC Consortium, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy.
  • Cristina M; MEBIC Consortium, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy.
  • Marcolongo F; Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00163 Rome, Italy.
  • Tomino C; Scientific Direction, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy.
  • Gatta L; Scientific Direction, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy.
  • Mollace V; Institute of Research for Food Safety & Health (IRC_FSH), Department of Health Sciences, University 'Magna Graecia' of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
  • Bonassi S; Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00163 Rome, Italy.
  • Muscoli C; Department of Human Sciences and Quality of Life Promotion, San Raffaele University, 00166 Rome, Italy.
  • Russo P; Institute of Research for Food Safety & Health (IRC_FSH), Department of Health Sciences, University 'Magna Graecia' of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
J Clin Med ; 11(7)2022 Apr 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1776260
ABSTRACT
As of 27 March 2022, the ß-coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected more than 487 million individuals worldwide, causing more than 6.14 million deaths. SARS-CoV-2 spreads through close contact, causing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); thus, emergency lockdowns have been implemented worldwide to avoid its spread. COVID-19 is not the first infectious disease that humankind has had to face during its history. Indeed, humans have recurrently been threatened by several emerging pathogens that killed a substantial fraction of the population. Historical sources document that as early as between the 10th and the 6th centuries BCE, the authorities prescribed physical-social isolation, physical distancing, and quarantine of the infected subjects until the end of the disease, measures that strongly resemble containment measures taken nowadays. In this review, we show a historical and literary overview of different epidemic diseases and how the recommendations in the pre-vaccine era were, and still are, effective in containing the contagion.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jcm11071960

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jcm11071960