Vanzan Marchini (2022)
Guardarsi da chi non si guarda : la Repubblica di Venezia e il controllo delle pandemie / Nelli-Elena Vanzan Marchini
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Bad air will get you sick
Bad air was believed to be a major cause of sickness in the past, based on Aristotle’s idea of miasma as the cause of disease.
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The Venetian Lazzaretti
The lazzaretti in Venice were the Venetian republic’s response to the emergency of the plague, and an efficient response too.
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The Black Plague
Europe witnessed repeated outbreaks of the black plague – or the bubonic plague – from the 14th until the 17th century.