Isolation and distancing during the plague epidemics

The plague epidemics wiped out large parts of the city population from the 15th to the 17th century in the Netherlands. The plague bacterium (Yersinia pestis) is transmitted to humans through infected rats and fleas and has been transferred from China to Europe via the trade routes over land and sea. Meetings were banned, plague victims were isolated at home or in pest houses, and ships quarantined. In the densely populated, poor neighborhoods of the cities, however, isolation and keeping distance were not feasible, which allowed the plague to rapidly spread. The lessons we have learned from the plague epidemics are timeless. Isolation, keeping your distance and quarantine were key principles and now apply again in the approach to the current Covid-19 pandemic. How effective these measures are depends on the social context in which they are applied.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:164

Enthalten in:

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 164(2020) vom: 03. Dez.

Sprache:

Niederländisch

Weiterer Titel:

Isolatie en afstand houden in tijden van pest

Beteiligte Personen:

van Gulik, T M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Historical Article
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 13.01.2021

Date Revised 13.01.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318970856