TY - JOUR
TI - The actions of the authorities of the Polish People’s Republic and other European countries in combating epidemics of smallpox after World War II
AU - Szlagowska-Papuzińska, Aleksandra
AU - Łazarz, Radosław
AU - Dąsal, Mateusz
TI - The actions of the authorities of the Polish People’s Republic and other European countries in combating epidemics of smallpox after World War II
AB - Most sources after the political transformation of 1989 focus on the medical aspects of smallpox epidemics, tendentiously avoiding analyses that could present the actions of state institutions of the “rightly bygone” system in a flattering tone. Materials from before the transformation, on the other hand, glorify the operation of the state apparatus, sometimes omitting draconian and, from our perspective, regime solutions of the then authorities aimed at suppressing epidemics at all costs. The aim of the paper is to capture the events related to outbreaks of smallpox after World War II in both a political, social, and medical aspect.
VL - 2024
IS - Volume 30 (2024) Supplement II
PY - 2024
SN - 1231-1960
C1 - 2657-506X
SP - 273
EP - 293
DO - 10.4467/12311960MN.24.042.20100
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/medycyna-nowozytna/article/dzialania-wladz-prl-u-oraz-innych-panstw-europejskich-w-walce-z-epidemiami-ospy-prawdziwej-po-ii-wojnie-swiatowej
KW - smallpox
KW - outbreaks
KW - prevention