Typhus epidemic in Kuibyshev during the Great Patriotic War

The author studies the problem of the spread of typhus epidemic in the Kuibyshev (Samara) region during the Great Patriotic War. The author analyzes the causes, features and dynamics of diseases in this article, as well as measures that were aimed at overcoming infection. It is revealed that the...

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Main Author: O. Yu. Igoshina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Omsk State Technical University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education 2020-10-01
Series:Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"
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Online Access:https://www.omgtu.ru/general_information/media_omgtu/journal_of_omsk_research_journal/files/arhiv/2020/%D0%A2.%205,%20%E2%84%96%203%20(%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1)/44-50%20%D0%98%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%D0%9E.%20%D0%AE..pdf
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description The author studies the problem of the spread of typhus epidemic in the Kuibyshev (Samara) region during the Great Patriotic War. The author analyzes the causes, features and dynamics of diseases in this article, as well as measures that were aimed at overcoming infection. It is revealed that the causes of the epidemic included a huge increase of the urban population, a decrease in the complex of sanitary and living conditions, complicated by the collapse of the health system in the rear. It is found that in a few months the number of cases increased in 15 times. Dangerous infection became one of the factors of super-mortality of the population in the region. The epidemic spread to the population of all ages. Renovation of the health system, strict sanitary control, improvement of living conditions of the population, as well as sanitary and educational work were able to stop the infection and prevent it from entering the front
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spelling doaj-art-b9d321e55c0c4ee4a246ec8fb53b45022025-02-02T11:39:51ZengOmsk State Technical University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher EducationОмский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"2542-04882541-79832020-10-0153445010.25206/2542-0488-2020-5-3-44-50Typhus epidemic in Kuibyshev during the Great Patriotic WarO. Yu. Igoshina0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6457-9096Medical Institute «REAVIZ»The author studies the problem of the spread of typhus epidemic in the Kuibyshev (Samara) region during the Great Patriotic War. The author analyzes the causes, features and dynamics of diseases in this article, as well as measures that were aimed at overcoming infection. It is revealed that the causes of the epidemic included a huge increase of the urban population, a decrease in the complex of sanitary and living conditions, complicated by the collapse of the health system in the rear. It is found that in a few months the number of cases increased in 15 times. Dangerous infection became one of the factors of super-mortality of the population in the region. The epidemic spread to the population of all ages. Renovation of the health system, strict sanitary control, improvement of living conditions of the population, as well as sanitary and educational work were able to stop the infection and prevent it from entering the fronthttps://www.omgtu.ru/general_information/media_omgtu/journal_of_omsk_research_journal/files/arhiv/2020/%D0%A2.%205,%20%E2%84%96%203%20(%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1)/44-50%20%D0%98%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%D0%9E.%20%D0%AE..pdftyphoid fevertyphus epidemicinfectionsanitary controlthe great patriotic warkuibyshev regionsamara region
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Typhus epidemic in Kuibyshev during the Great Patriotic War
Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"
typhoid fever
typhus epidemic
infection
sanitary control
the great patriotic war
kuibyshev region
samara region
title Typhus epidemic in Kuibyshev during the Great Patriotic War
title_full Typhus epidemic in Kuibyshev during the Great Patriotic War
title_fullStr Typhus epidemic in Kuibyshev during the Great Patriotic War
title_full_unstemmed Typhus epidemic in Kuibyshev during the Great Patriotic War
title_short Typhus epidemic in Kuibyshev during the Great Patriotic War
title_sort typhus epidemic in kuibyshev during the great patriotic war
topic typhoid fever
typhus epidemic
infection
sanitary control
the great patriotic war
kuibyshev region
samara region
url https://www.omgtu.ru/general_information/media_omgtu/journal_of_omsk_research_journal/files/arhiv/2020/%D0%A2.%205,%20%E2%84%96%203%20(%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1)/44-50%20%D0%98%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%D0%9E.%20%D0%AE..pdf
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