Two different preventive measures were used against smallpox before this disease was finally eradicated from the world in the 1970s. Inoculation which was based on folk medicine experiences-was brought to Europe and North America in the early eighteenth century. This method aimed to give immunity to smallpox by putting matter from a smallpox pustule into the arm of a susceptible child, thereby ...

BACKGROUND High maternal and perinatal mortalities occur from deliveries conducted in prayer houses in Nigeria. Although some regulatory efforts have been deployed to tackle this problem, less attention has been placed on the possible motivation for seeking prayer house intervention which could be hinged on the spiritual belief of patients about pregnancy and childbirth. This study therefore se...

The Colegio Pio Latino Americano, founded in Rome 1858, was a milestone the Romanization process of Argentine clergy. paper seeks to analyze impact this "Roman group" construction clergy formation matrix, given that significant number former students held teaching positions local seminary. To do this, we identify sent by diocese Córdoba between 1877 and 1927, composition group, training they re...