Cholera and yellow fever in the state of Colima, Mexico (1880-1895)
This article describes how cholera and yellow fever affected public health in the state of Colima, where its proliferation was associated with certain hygienic conditions. In the case of cholera, it was the epidemic of 1885 that acquired the greatest presence in the Colima press. On the other hand,...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA |
| Repositorio: | Letras históricas |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:letrashistoricas.cucsh.udg.mx:article/7239 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://www.letrashistoricas.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/LH/article/view/7239 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cholera yellow fever microbes miasma ninetheent century hygiene Cólera fiebre amarilla microbios higiene decimonónica |
| Sumario: | This article describes how cholera and yellow fever affected public health in the state of Colima, where its proliferation was associated with certain hygienic conditions. In the case of cholera, it was the epidemic of 1885 that acquired the greatest presence in the Colima press. On the other hand, yellow fever began to have prominence in 1884, being described as the “terrible epidemic”. The explanation of the origin and spread of these diseases, was based on the miasmatic theory, and was disseminated by the press and municipal and state documents. In conclusion, the way in which epidemics were understood by politicians and doctors of the time, favored the implementation of specific hygienic measures. |
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