Article ID: CBB001211091

Whooping Cough: A Brief History to the 19th Century (2012)

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This paper examines the history of whooping cough (pertussis) from its first recorded mention in 1190 to the time when its microbial cause was identified. The historical records of the disease are complicated by the variation in the nomenclature employed and through using the same name for disorders with different symptoms. During the early-modern period it was considered to be a disease new to Europe---contagious, dangerous, and potentially epidemic. Believed to be confined to children, its significance was limited until the 18th century when its incidence increased markedly. This essay argues pertussis may have occurred in the late medieval period in individual, though not epidemical, cases. Cet article examine l'histoire de la coqueluche (le pertussis) dès sa première mention publiée en 1190 jusqu'à l'époque où sa cause microbienne a été dentifiée. L'historique de la coqueluche est de plus compliqué par la variation e la nomenclature qui était alors utilisée et par l'application du même nom à es maladies avec des symptômes différents. Pendant le 18e siècle la coqueluche tait considérée comme une maladie nouvelle en Europe---contagieuse, dangereuse t potentiellement épidémique. Croyant que la maladie était limitée aux enfants, on a commencé à lui accorder de l'importance seulement au 18e siècle quand elle est devenue bien plus fréquente. Cet essai démontre que le pertussis s'est vraisemblablement manifesté à la fin de la période médiévale chez les individus, mais n'a jamais atteint les proportions d'une épidémie.

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Authors & Contributors
Zittel, Claus
Fabrizio Benincasa
Joanna Woodall
Santoro, Rosa
Gianni Fasano
Thomas Balfe
Concepts
Medicine, general histories
Terminology and nomenclature
Medicine and society
Medicine
Public health
Indigenous peoples; indigeneity
Time Periods
Early modern
Medieval
Modern
Ancient
Renaissance
18th century
Places
Europe
Great Britain
England
Québec (Canada)
London (England)
Americas
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