El Gran Catharro de 1580 ¿gripe o pertussis?

Authors

  • Ramón Camaño Puig Universidad de Valencia
  • Mariano Barriendos Vallvé Universidad de Barcelona
  • Francisco Faus Gabandé Universidad de Valencia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/asclepio.2005.v57.i2.57

Keywords:

Gran Catharro (1580), influenza, pertussis epidemic

Abstract


The gran Catharro (1580) is considered the first influenza epidemic. The analysis of various testimonies of the time may offer some doubts about whether or not it was so; and data strongly support that it was a pertussis epidemic.

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Published

2005-12-30

How to Cite

Camaño Puig, R., Barriendos Vallvé, M., & Faus Gabandé, F. (2005). El Gran Catharro de 1580 ¿gripe o pertussis?. Asclepio, 57(2), 45–58. https://doi.org/10.3989/asclepio.2005.v57.i2.57

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