History in a Crisis — Lessons for Covid-19

The history of human responses to epidemics carries various lessons for our current situation. Two of the more disheartening ones are that stigmatization follows closely on the heels of pathogens and that outbreaks too often claim the lives of health care providers. The article is accompanied by a s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2020-04, Vol.382 (18), p.1681-1683
1. Verfasser:	Jones, David S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Communicable Disease Control - history Communicable Disease Control - methods Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology Coronaviruses COVID-19 Epidemics Epidemics - history Health Personnel Historiography History, 18th Century History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Immunization Incidence Mortality Pandemics Panic Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology Risk Assessment Stereotyping
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Zusammenfassung:	The history of human responses to epidemics carries various lessons for our current situation. Two of the more disheartening ones are that stigmatization follows closely on the heels of pathogens and that outbreaks too often claim the lives of health care providers. The article is accompanied by a slide show.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMp2004361