How History of Medicine Helps Us Understand COVID-19 Challenges

Public Health Rep. 2020 Nov/Dec;135(6):717-720. doi: 10.1177/0033354920961132. Epub 2020 Oct 5.

Authors

Brian Dolan¹, George Rutherford²

Affiliations

¹ 8785 Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
² 8785 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; history; pandemic preparedness; social distancing.

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
History, 20th Century
Humans
Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919 / history*
Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919 / prevention & control
Masks / history
Pandemics / history*
Pandemics / prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2
San Francisco