International defense against epidemic diseases: From Jules Héricourt's view
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Resumo: | The epidemic diseases that devastated the European populations added to the miseries that existed until the mid-nineteenth century, causing considerable loss of human life. The European continent has a long history of plague, a disease caused by the Y. pestis bacteria. Contrary to popular belief, bubonic plague is not a disease of the past. It is still present in more than a dozen countries around the world. This paper analyzes Jules Héricourt's ideas regarding the international transmissibility of epidemic diseases and how to mitigate their chains. It is essentially based on his work Les Frontières de la Maladie, namely on Défense internationale contre les maladies épidémiques, et systémes quarantenaires. In 1901, an outbreak of plague ravaged the passengers and crew of the ship Senegal on a Mediterranean cruise. A quarantine was imposed on the entire crew and 174 passengers in the lazaretto in the French archipelago of Frioul. There was one death. The lack of minimum services and immediate disinfection measures for passengers and their belongings could have exacerbated the problem. Héricourt, physician, co-author of the serotherapy, disagrees with the methods adopted by health authorities, which would be illusory in the international defense against epidemic diseases. The author proposes a practical and effective double solution to the problem of the transmission of exotic diseases in sea voyages: the enhancement of the health pass and the modification of the role of the doctor on board. All passengers from contaminated territories should carry a health pass, under strict control by the authorities. The on-board doctor is responsible for establishing himself as a true agent of the health administration. As a hygienist, he unmasks potential patients, based on medical examinations during the trip, and prevents passengers who are considered healthy from contaminating the community, as they are effectively ill. |
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International defense against epidemic diseases: From Jules Héricourt's viewDefesa internacional contra as doenças epidémicas: Da visão de Jules HéricourtHéricourtpeste bubónicacontrolo sanitáriomédico de bordopasse sanitárioHéricourtbubonic plaguehealth controlonboard doctorhealth passThe epidemic diseases that devastated the European populations added to the miseries that existed until the mid-nineteenth century, causing considerable loss of human life. The European continent has a long history of plague, a disease caused by the Y. pestis bacteria. Contrary to popular belief, bubonic plague is not a disease of the past. It is still present in more than a dozen countries around the world. This paper analyzes Jules Héricourt's ideas regarding the international transmissibility of epidemic diseases and how to mitigate their chains. It is essentially based on his work Les Frontières de la Maladie, namely on Défense internationale contre les maladies épidémiques, et systémes quarantenaires. In 1901, an outbreak of plague ravaged the passengers and crew of the ship Senegal on a Mediterranean cruise. A quarantine was imposed on the entire crew and 174 passengers in the lazaretto in the French archipelago of Frioul. There was one death. The lack of minimum services and immediate disinfection measures for passengers and their belongings could have exacerbated the problem. Héricourt, physician, co-author of the serotherapy, disagrees with the methods adopted by health authorities, which would be illusory in the international defense against epidemic diseases. The author proposes a practical and effective double solution to the problem of the transmission of exotic diseases in sea voyages: the enhancement of the health pass and the modification of the role of the doctor on board. All passengers from contaminated territories should carry a health pass, under strict control by the authorities. The on-board doctor is responsible for establishing himself as a true agent of the health administration. As a hygienist, he unmasks potential patients, based on medical examinations during the trip, and prevents passengers who are considered healthy from contaminating the community, as they are effectively ill.As doenças epidémicas que assolaram as populações europeias vieram juntar-se às misérias já existentes até meados do século XIX, provocando consideráveis perdas de vidas humanas. O continente europeu tem uma longa história com a peste, doença causada pela bactéria Y. pestis. Ao contrário do que se possa pensar, a peste bubónica não é uma doença do passado. Continua presente em mais de uma dezena de países do mundo. Este artigo analisa as ideias de Jules Héricourt relativamente à transmissibilidade internacional das doenças epidémicas e o modo de mitigar as suas cadeias. Apoia-se, na essência, na sua obra Les Frontières de la Maladie, nomeadamente na Défense internationale contre las maladies épidémiques, et systémes quarantenaires. Em 1901, um surto de peste assolou os passageiros e a tripulação do navio Senegal, num cruzeiro no Mediterrâneo. Foi imposta uma quarentena a toda a tripulação e aos 174 passageiros no lazareto do arquipélago francês de Frioul. Registou-se uma morte. A falta de serviços mínimos e de medidas de desinfeção imediata dos passageiros e dos respetivos pertences poderia ter agudizado o problema. Héricourt, médico coautor da seroterapia, discorda dos métodos adotados pelas autoridades sanitárias, que seriam ilusórios na defesa internacional contra as doenças epidémicas. O autor propõe uma dupla solução prática e eficaz para o problema da transmissão das doenças exóticas nas viagens marítimas: a valorização do passe sanitário e a modificação do papel do médico de bordo. Todos os passageiros provenientes de territórios contaminados deveriam ser portadores do passe sanitário, sob rigoroso controlo das autoridades. Ao médico de bordo caber-lhe-ia constituir-se como verdadeiro agente da administração sanitária, como higienista, desmascarando potenciais doentes a partir de exames médicos durante a viagem e evitando que passageiros dados como sãos contaminassem a comunidade, por estarem efetivamente doentes.NMd, Núcleo Multidisiplinar2022-02-20info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdftext/htmlhttps://doi.org/10.23882/rmd.22086https://doi.org/10.23882/rmd.22086Multidisciplinary Journal; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2022): History of Science and Pandemics; 75-94RevistaMultidisciplinar; Vol. 4 Núm. 2 (2022): História da Ciência e as Pandemias; 75-94Revue Multidisciplinaire; Vol. 4 No 2 (2022): História da Ciência e as Pandemias; 75-94RevistaMultidisciplinar; Vol. 4 N.º 2 (2022): História da Ciência e as Pandemias; 75-942184-549210.23882/rmd.v4n2reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://revistamultidisciplinar.com/index.php/oj/article/view/86https://revistamultidisciplinar.com/index.php/oj/article/view/86/117https://revistamultidisciplinar.com/index.php/oj/article/view/86/99Direitos de Autor (c) 2022 Jorge Bonitoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBonito, Jorge2022-12-31T07:00:25Zoai:ojs2.revistamultidisciplinar.com:article/86Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:48:33.466137Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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International defense against epidemic diseases: From Jules Héricourt's view Defesa internacional contra as doenças epidémicas: Da visão de Jules Héricourt |
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International defense against epidemic diseases: From Jules Héricourt's view |
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International defense against epidemic diseases: From Jules Héricourt's view Bonito, Jorge Héricourt peste bubónica controlo sanitário médico de bordo passe sanitário Héricourt bubonic plague health control onboard doctor health pass |
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International defense against epidemic diseases: From Jules Héricourt's view |
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International defense against epidemic diseases: From Jules Héricourt's view |
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International defense against epidemic diseases: From Jules Héricourt's view |
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International defense against epidemic diseases: From Jules Héricourt's view |
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International defense against epidemic diseases: From Jules Héricourt's view |
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Bonito, Jorge |
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Bonito, Jorge |
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Bonito, Jorge |
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Héricourt peste bubónica controlo sanitário médico de bordo passe sanitário Héricourt bubonic plague health control onboard doctor health pass |
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Héricourt peste bubónica controlo sanitário médico de bordo passe sanitário Héricourt bubonic plague health control onboard doctor health pass |
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The epidemic diseases that devastated the European populations added to the miseries that existed until the mid-nineteenth century, causing considerable loss of human life. The European continent has a long history of plague, a disease caused by the Y. pestis bacteria. Contrary to popular belief, bubonic plague is not a disease of the past. It is still present in more than a dozen countries around the world. This paper analyzes Jules Héricourt's ideas regarding the international transmissibility of epidemic diseases and how to mitigate their chains. It is essentially based on his work Les Frontières de la Maladie, namely on Défense internationale contre les maladies épidémiques, et systémes quarantenaires. In 1901, an outbreak of plague ravaged the passengers and crew of the ship Senegal on a Mediterranean cruise. A quarantine was imposed on the entire crew and 174 passengers in the lazaretto in the French archipelago of Frioul. There was one death. The lack of minimum services and immediate disinfection measures for passengers and their belongings could have exacerbated the problem. Héricourt, physician, co-author of the serotherapy, disagrees with the methods adopted by health authorities, which would be illusory in the international defense against epidemic diseases. The author proposes a practical and effective double solution to the problem of the transmission of exotic diseases in sea voyages: the enhancement of the health pass and the modification of the role of the doctor on board. All passengers from contaminated territories should carry a health pass, under strict control by the authorities. The on-board doctor is responsible for establishing himself as a true agent of the health administration. As a hygienist, he unmasks potential patients, based on medical examinations during the trip, and prevents passengers who are considered healthy from contaminating the community, as they are effectively ill. |
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