Published: 2021-02-011

Human health in the Veterinary Review (Przegląd Weterynaryjny) – lifestyle diseases

Anna Bujko
Echa Przeszłości
Section: ARTICLES
https://doi.org/10.31648/ep.6350

Abstract

This article analyzes the articles published by the Veterinary Review journal that were dedicated to public health in the partitioned Poland and other countries in the context of the most dangerous diseases in human medicine. The Veterinary Review was established in 1886 as a specialist journal, and its contributors were mostly Polish veterinary physicians. The journal is an excellent resource for veterinary history researchers, but it also contains valuable medical information. The paper discusses the most dangerous illnesses of the second half of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century. The journal’s editors and authors witnessed the greatest discoveries in medicine. The names of Louis Pasteur, Robert Koch and many others continued to appear in the journal for several decades.
The journal testifies to the huge impact of veterinary medicine on human health. It significantly contributed to the elimination of animal diseases that pose a serious threat for humans. The readers had quick access to the latest medical news. Polish authors penned articles about human health, and articles from other journals, including Western publications, were also printed. Information about diseases that plagued societies at the time was supplemented by reviews of the latest medical literature, mainly from Western Europe.

Keywords:

history of medicine, epidemics in 19th century, tuberculosis, rabies, cancer, breakthroughs in medicine, Robert Koch, Louis Pasteur

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Bujko, A. (2021). Human health in the Veterinary Review (Przegląd Weterynaryjny) – lifestyle diseases. Echa Przeszłości, (XXI/2), 171–186. https://doi.org/10.31648/ep.6350

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