THE ROLE OF THE LAZARETOS IN THE CHOLERA AND YELLOW FEVER CONTROL. BUENOS AIRES 1870-1915

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  • Adriana Alvarez Professora da Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires. Argentina.

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https://doi.org/10.5216/hr.v9i2.10448

Abstract

This article seeks to analyse the health control of foreigners travellers in the Buenos Aires port, in the end of XlXth century. At hat moment, there were many infectious diseases from others countries such cholera and yellow fever. So, there were "lepers lazarettos" at land for those who had had contacts with the infected; and there were floating hospital ships for the infected people foreigners.

Key words: Lazarettos, Martin Garcia, Rodolfo del Viso, cholera, yellow fever.

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2010-07-19

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ALVAREZ, A. THE ROLE OF THE LAZARETOS IN THE CHOLERA AND YELLOW FEVER CONTROL. BUENOS AIRES 1870-1915. História Revista, Goiânia, v. 9, n. 2, 2010. DOI: 10.5216/hr.v9i2.10448. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/historia/article/view/10448. Acesso em: 16 aug. 2024.

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