Actions to confront smallpox in Jalisco, 19th and 20th centuries

This paper aims to analyze public health actions against smallpox in Jalisco during the 19th and 20th centuries. To achieve this, the Jalisco Historical Archive was consulted, as well as government reports and interviews were conducted with subjects who participated in the process of eradicating the...

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Autor: Melchor Barrera, Zoraya
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repositorio:Letras históricas
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:letrashistoricas.cucsh.udg.mx:article/7309
Acceso en línea:http://www.letrashistoricas.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/LH/article/view/7309
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:smallpox
epidemic
public health
Jalisco
viruela
epidemia
salud pública
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Sumario:This paper aims to analyze public health actions against smallpox in Jalisco during the 19th and 20th centuries. To achieve this, the Jalisco Historical Archive was consulted, as well as government reports and interviews were conducted with subjects who participated in the process of eradicating the disease. It is proposed that the measures implemented throughout the study period underwent modifications and did not follow linear progress, however, it should be noted that some of them persisted and managed to become institutionalized, such was the case of vaccination.