Beriberi: Mysterious disease in nineteenth-century Brazil

被引：0

作者：

Maria de Magalhaes, Sonia ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Goias, Fac Hist, BR-74001970 Goiania, Go, Brazil

来源：

HISTORIA UNISINOS | 2014年 / 18卷 / 01期

关键词：

Beriberi; medicine; disease; feeding; Goias State;

D O I：

10.4013/htu.2014.181.14

中图分类号：

K [历史、地理];

学科分类号：

06 ;

摘要：

This article presents news about the incidence of beriberi in nineteenth-century Brazil. Responsible for so many troubles, sufferings and human deaths - which fueled remarkable advancement of medical science and nutrition - the illness has lacked attention from historians. This article presents results of research on cases of this disease in Goias and its relation to local eating habits. Although the medical literature of the period does not mention occurrences of the illness in the region, the documentary research has proven that it was endemic and sometimes epidemic in the region.

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页码：158 / 169

页数：12