FACES OF AN EPIDEMIC

The Yellow Fever in the City of Jaú in the decade of 1890

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30612/rehr.v15i30.11356

Keywords:

Febre Amarela. Jaú. História das doenças

Abstract

This article analyzes in historical perspective the development of yellow fever in the city of Jaú, interior of São Paulo. Through printed sources and death records in articulation with the state of the art of historiography on yellow fever, it was possible to establish a relationship between the outbreak of the last decade of the 19th century and the municipality of Jaú. In a context in which the causative agent of yellow fever mobilized wide debates and discussions, whether nationally or internationally, we present the main theories under discussion in the scientific community. From the direct contagion hypothesis, through the idea of ​​miasmas to the acceptance of the mosquito as a vector, the objective is to connect this debate on a national and international level with its implications in our study site. It is therefore a question of understanding the actions taken by the local government, amidst the controversies, polemics and impacts caused by yellow fever in this municipality. At the end, it is intended to raise the profile of victims affected by the epidemic, strongly marked by the presence of foreigner workers.

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Author Biographies

Leonardo Dallacqua de Carvalho, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa Oswaldo Cruz, História das Ciências e da Saúde.

Doutor em História pela Casa de Oswaldo Cruz/Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - FIOCRUZ.
Professor no Programa de Pós-Graduação em História na Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC-Bauru).
Professor no Instituto Federal de Teresina, Zonal Sul.
Coordenador do Laboratório de Estudos em História da Saúde e das Doenças (UESPI).

Campo Maior, Piauí, Brasil.

leo.historiafiocruz@gmail.com

18-981005373

Elder Sidney Saggioro

Mestrando do programa de Pós Graduação em História das Ciências e da Saúde (PPGHCS - COC /Fiocruz). Pós-graduado em História, Cultura e Poder (Latu sensu), pela Universidade do Sagrado Coração (2019), Bauru SP. Graduado em História e em Pedagogia pela Universidade Sagrado Coração.

Published

15/12/2021

How to Cite

Carvalho, L. D. de, & Saggioro, E. S. (2021). FACES OF AN EPIDEMIC: The Yellow Fever in the City of Jaú in the decade of 1890. Revista Eletrônica História Em Reflexão, 15(30), 48–69. https://doi.org/10.30612/rehr.v15i30.11356