Affiliation:
1. Andrea Cozza is a PhD student in the Medical Humanities section of Cardiac‒Thoracic‒Vascular Sciences and Public Health Department, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. Giuseppe Maggioni is a pathology resident in the Pathology Unit of University of Padova. Gaetano Thiene is professor emeritus of Cardiovascular Pathology at Cardiac‒Thoracic‒Vascular Sciences and Public Health Department, University of Padova. Maurizio Rippa Bonati is former associate professor of the Medical Humanities section of...
Abstract
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has a major precedent almost exactly a century ago: the world-famous H1N1 influenza virus pandemic, sometimes known to the general public as the Spanish flu. From a history of medicine perspective, it is possible to underline many potential common traits between the two. In this article, hygiene and prophylaxis strategies are analyzed in a review of the most popular Italian general medical journals at the time of Spanish flu, Il Policlinico being the most representative of them. The analysis included 40 original journal articles as well as important references to the most influential coeval national manuals and international journals. The main issues in the context of public hygiene are prophylaxis with quinine and quinine derivatives, vaccinations, face masks, disinfection, and social distancing. We draw a comparison between these and the most recent international World Health Organization and Italian national guidelines on the topic. Sadly, little has changed since those times in terms of most of the prevention techniques, even with technical improvements, showing how shortsighted doctors and physicians can be when dealing with medical history. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(10):1815–1823. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306412 )
Publisher
American Public Health Association
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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