The performance of the Academy of Sciences of Havana during the flu of 1918-1919 and its coincidence with the current pandemic

Authors

  • Danays Damarys Perera López Academia de Ciencias de Cuba
  • Evelyn Rubio Figueras Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Técnico del Ministerio del Interior
  • María Aurora Soto Balbón Academia de Ciencias de Cuba

Keywords:

flu, flu epidemic of 1918-1919, epidemiology, hygiene, Academy of Havana

Abstract

Publications of the Academy of Sciences of Havana show the participation of its members in the study and control of the flu of 1918. In volume 55 (1918-1919) of the Annals of the Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Havana , the impact of the pandemic in Cuba is shown, as well as the participation of the Academy in tackling the sanitary situation created by the flu. The members of the Academy of Havana participated in investigations, procedures and instructions about how the flu of 1918-1919 should be faced. The pandemic at that time presented characteristics similar to the current one caused by the Sars-Cov-2. This paper seeks to show the correspondence of the actions taken in that period by the Academy with those that are carried out at present to fend off COVID-19.

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Author Biographies

Danays Damarys Perera López, Academia de Ciencias de Cuba

Master en Ciencias de la Comunicación Directora de Gestión del Patrimonio y Museología de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba.

Evelyn Rubio Figueras, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Técnico del Ministerio del Interior

Licenciada en Ciencias de la Información. Primera investigadora científica. Departamento de Vigilancia Tecnológica del Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Técnico del Ministerio del Interior

María Aurora Soto Balbón, Academia de Ciencias de Cuba

Doctora en Ciencias de la Información. Jefa del Grupo de Estudios y Atención a Sociedades Científicas de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba.

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Published

2020-09-23

How to Cite

Perera López, D. D., Rubio Figueras, E., & Soto Balbón, M. A. (2020). The performance of the Academy of Sciences of Havana during the flu of 1918-1919 and its coincidence with the current pandemic. Anales De La Academia De Ciencias De Cuba, 10(3), e892. Retrieved from https://revistaccuba.sld.cu/index.php/revacc/article/view/892

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2020): septiembre-diciembre

Section

Social and Humanistic Sciences

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