More destructive than guns: contagious epidemic fever and public health in Lisbon, 1810-1812
The paper analyzes the controversy on the contagious epidemic fever in Lisbon between 1810 and 1811. Occurred during the last French invasion in Portugal, the epidemic was caused, among other factors, by the intense migratory flow of refugees displaced to the capital from countryside villages. Faced...
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| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2022-01-01
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| Series: | SHS Web of Conferences |
| Online Access: | https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/pdf/2022/06/shsconf_moc2022_02008.pdf |