[Typhus in Mexico City in 1915].
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The year 1915 was particularly difficult; it was characterized by droughts, famines, and outbreaks of diseases including typhus.This text exposes its spread in Mexico City as well as the measures implemented to combat it, carried out before knowing the etiology of the illness, focused on cleaning up the environment and the measures undertaken afterwards with the aim of delousing people.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Gaceta medica de Mexico
دوره 152 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016