Quarantine as a public health measure against an emerging infectious disease: syphilis in Zurich at the dawn of the modern era (1496–1585)
Syphilis is considered as one of the most devastating sexually transmitted diseases in human history. Based on historical records, the (German for ) spread through Europe after 1495 and shared symptoms with what we know today as syphilis. Many cities took measures to protect their population. Here...
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2016-06-01
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| Series: | GMS Hygiene and Infection Control |
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| Online Access: | http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2016-11/dgkh000273.shtml |