The cholera in Cuba. Historical notes

Authors

  • Letier Pérez Ortiz Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Docente José R. López Tabrane. Matanzas.
  • Ramón Madrigal Lomba Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Docente José R. López Tabrane. Matanzas.

Keywords:

cholera, disease outbreaks, Cuba, history of medicine, historical article

Abstract

The cholera is an infectious and extremely contagious disease. The first epidemic irruption in Cuba happened in 1833, and caused more than 30 000 deceases, the second one, in March 1850; and the third, in October 1867. This work deals with the course of the disease, the ravages it produced and the contributions of physicians and scientific to this theme, bringing nothing new to the existent historical and bibliographic works, but remembering what the citizens of the Island suffered in the XIX century as a result of this disease, and also the magnitude of the epidemics, propitiating the reorganization of the colonial public health and highlighting the job of the physicians to control and avoid the disease spreading.

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Published

2010-12-15

How to Cite

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Pérez Ortiz L, Madrigal Lomba R. The cholera in Cuba. Historical notes. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2010 Dec. 15 [cited 2025 May 9];32(7):592-9. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/784

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 7 (2010)

Section

ARTÍCULOS HISTÓRICOS

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