La sífilis y su carácter endémico en la ciudad de México
In this article, the author seeks to analyze the endemic character of syphilis and its repercussions on the residents of Mexico City, particularly in the 19th Century. The article reviews the etiology of syphilis, its clinical diagnosis, modes of infection and prevention measures, as well as the con...
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El Colegio de México, A.C.
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| description | In this article, the author seeks to analyze the endemic character of syphilis and its repercussions on the residents of Mexico City, particularly in the 19th Century. The article reviews the etiology of syphilis, its clinical diagnosis, modes of infection and prevention measures, as well as the controversy surrounding the smallpox vaccine and inoculation against syphilis. Questions surrounding its presence among various social groups, divided by sex and age, are examined through the use of two types of primary sources. The first consists of historical documents: lists of patients registered at hospitals and of the deceased, including information on their place of origin, age, sex and cause of death, as well as contemporary medical studies such as dissertations, treatises and publications on diagnostics, prophylaxis, prevention, modes of infection and experiments aimed at the creation of a vaccine. The second source consists of data obtained from the skeletons of hundreds of Mexico City residents with traces of syphilis, which provide irrefutable proof of the disease's dissemination throughout all sectors of society. The skeletons have been obtained from 17th Century to 19th Century cemeteries, churches and hospitals. The secondary sources include research on hospitals, public health and prostitution, which are central concerns. Sanitary control and its relationship to prostitution in this epoch is also relevant, as one of the skeletons was obtained from San Juan de Dios, a hospital that cared for prostitutes and patients with syphilis in the second half of the 19th Century. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article-30002023-10-11T20:12:45Z Syphilis and its endemic character in Mexico City La sífilis y su carácter endémico en la ciudad de México Márquez Morfín, Lourdes Mexico City Syphilis Epidemiology Prostitution 19th Century ciudad de México sífilis epidemiología prostitución siglo XIX In this article, the author seeks to analyze the endemic character of syphilis and its repercussions on the residents of Mexico City, particularly in the 19th Century. The article reviews the etiology of syphilis, its clinical diagnosis, modes of infection and prevention measures, as well as the controversy surrounding the smallpox vaccine and inoculation against syphilis. Questions surrounding its presence among various social groups, divided by sex and age, are examined through the use of two types of primary sources. The first consists of historical documents: lists of patients registered at hospitals and of the deceased, including information on their place of origin, age, sex and cause of death, as well as contemporary medical studies such as dissertations, treatises and publications on diagnostics, prophylaxis, prevention, modes of infection and experiments aimed at the creation of a vaccine. The second source consists of data obtained from the skeletons of hundreds of Mexico City residents with traces of syphilis, which provide irrefutable proof of the disease's dissemination throughout all sectors of society. The skeletons have been obtained from 17th Century to 19th Century cemeteries, churches and hospitals. The secondary sources include research on hospitals, public health and prostitution, which are central concerns. Sanitary control and its relationship to prostitution in this epoch is also relevant, as one of the skeletons was obtained from San Juan de Dios, a hospital that cared for prostitutes and patients with syphilis in the second half of the 19th Century. En esta investigación analizo el carácter endémico de la sífilis, y su repercusión entre los habitantes de la ciudad de México especialmente en el siglo XIX. Reviso la etiología de la sífilis, el diagnóstico clínico, las formas del contagio y las medidas para prevenirlo. La controversia en torno a la aplicación de la vacuna contra la viruela y la inoculación de la sífilis. Examino cuestiones relativas a su presencia entre grupos sociales, por sexo y edad, mediante la utilización de dos fuentes primarias: la primera, los documentos históricos: listas de enfermos que ingresaban al hospital y de los fallecidos en él con datos del lugar de origen, la edad, sexo y causa de muerte; estudios médicos de la época tales como tesis, tratados y publicaciones sobre el diagnóstico, profilaxis, prevención, las formas de contagio y los experimentos para obtener una vacuna. La segunda fuente de datos son los esqueletos de cientos de sus habitantes, con huellas de sífilis, como prueba fehaciente de la diseminación del contagio entre todas las capas de la sociedad capitalina, procedentes de cementerios, iglesia y hospitales de los siglos XVII al XIX. Las fuentes secundarias, en particular las investigaciones acerca de los hospitales, la salud pública y la prostitución, son temas centrales. El control sanitario y su relación con la prostitución en esa época son relevantes, ya que una de las muestras esqueléticas pertenece a San Juan de Dios, hospital donde fueron atendidos enfermos de sífilis y prostitutas en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. El Colegio de México, A.C. 2015-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/xml https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/3000 10.24201/hm.v64i3.3000 Historia Mexicana; Vol. 64, Núm. 3 (255) enero - marzo 2015; 1099-1161 2448-6531 0185-0172 spa https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/3000/2498 https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/3000/4040 Derechos de autor 2016 Historia Mexicana |
| spellingShingle | Mexico City Syphilis Epidemiology Prostitution 19th Century ciudad de México sífilis epidemiología prostitución siglo XIX Márquez Morfín, Lourdes La sífilis y su carácter endémico en la ciudad de México |
| title | La sífilis y su carácter endémico en la ciudad de México |
| title_alt | Syphilis and its endemic character in Mexico City |
| title_full | La sífilis y su carácter endémico en la ciudad de México |
| title_fullStr | La sífilis y su carácter endémico en la ciudad de México |
| title_full_unstemmed | La sífilis y su carácter endémico en la ciudad de México |
| title_short | La sífilis y su carácter endémico en la ciudad de México |
| title_sort | la sifilis y su caracter endemico en la ciudad de mexico |
| topic | Mexico City Syphilis Epidemiology Prostitution 19th Century ciudad de México sífilis epidemiología prostitución siglo XIX |
| topic_facet | Mexico City Syphilis Epidemiology Prostitution 19th Century ciudad de México sífilis epidemiología prostitución siglo XIX |
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