Publication: La gripe de 1889-1890 en Madrid
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2018-11-15
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La tesis que a continuación se presenta, aborda el estudio de la Gripe de 1889-1890, conocida como “La Gripe Rusa”. Se la considera una de las pandemias de gripe más importantes del siglo XIX. Su magnitud y extensión fueron verdaderamente asombrosas en todo el mundo, pues en tan sólo cuatro meses, la pandemia de gripe de 1889-1890 se extendió por gran parte del mundo debido a la amplia red de comunicaciones existentes en el continente europeo y americano de finales del siglo XIX. La historiografía internacional y nacional sobre la gripe de 1889-1890 no ha sido muy abundante a lo largo de la historia, lo que ha dificultado nuestro conocimiento sobre esta epidemia de gripe. Gran parte de la literatura existente sobre el estudio de la gripe en el pasado hace referencia a una de las pandemias más importantes de la historia de la humanidad, la conocida como: “gripe española de 1918-1920”, la cual afectó al 50% de la población mundial y su impacto en la mortalidad, según estimaciones recientes, fue de entre 40 o 50 millones de defunciones. A pesar de la magnitud y difusión que adquirió la gripe de 1889-1890 a nivel mundial, y frente a las terroríficas cifras de mortalidad que adquirió su antecesora, la gripe de 1918-1920 ¿quién conoce la pandemia de 1889-1890? En España, los estudios de carácter histórico acerca de la gripe, así como de las múltiples epidemias en las que esta se ha ido presentando a lo largo de la humanidad, se han centrado en la descripción del fenómeno epidémico y de su impacto en la población a través del análisis de los indicadores clásicos de mortalidad. Sin embargo, apenas encontramos estudios sociodemográficos sobre la epidemia de 1889-1890 a nivel nacional, y concretamente, el estudio de su impacto en la ciudad de Madrid...
The thesis presented below undertakes the study of the 1889-1890 Flu, known as “The Russian Flu.” It is considered one of the most important flu pandemics of the 19th century. Its magnitude and reach throughout the world were truly astonishing, since, in just four months, the 1889-1890 flu pandemic spread through a large part of the world due to the extensive communication network that existed on the European and American continents in the late 19th century. There has not been much international and national historiography on the 1889-1890 flu throughout history, which made it difficult for us to learn about its consequences. A large part of existing literature on the study of flu in the past has centred on one of the most important pandemics in the history of humanity, known as the “1918-1920 Spanish Flu,” which affected 50% of the world’s population and whose impact on mortality, according to recent estimates, was between 40 and 50 million deaths. Despite the magnitude of the 1889-1890 Flu and how much it spread throughout the world, and in the face of the terrifying mortality rate of its successor, the 1918-1920 Flu, who is familiar with the 1889-1890 pandemic? In Spain, historical studies on the flu, as well as the multiple epidemics in which it has appeared throughout humanity, have centred on the description of the epidemic phenomenon and its impact on the population through the analysis of classical mortality indicators. However, we find hardly any sociodemographic studies on the 1889-1890 epidemic at a national level and, specifically, there are not many studies on its impacton a large city, such as Madrid. This factor is significant for the fight against a future pandemic, given that we live in a world that is increasingly urbanised and where the flu spreads much more easily in large concentrations of humans with a high population density...
The thesis presented below undertakes the study of the 1889-1890 Flu, known as “The Russian Flu.” It is considered one of the most important flu pandemics of the 19th century. Its magnitude and reach throughout the world were truly astonishing, since, in just four months, the 1889-1890 flu pandemic spread through a large part of the world due to the extensive communication network that existed on the European and American continents in the late 19th century. There has not been much international and national historiography on the 1889-1890 flu throughout history, which made it difficult for us to learn about its consequences. A large part of existing literature on the study of flu in the past has centred on one of the most important pandemics in the history of humanity, known as the “1918-1920 Spanish Flu,” which affected 50% of the world’s population and whose impact on mortality, according to recent estimates, was between 40 and 50 million deaths. Despite the magnitude of the 1889-1890 Flu and how much it spread throughout the world, and in the face of the terrifying mortality rate of its successor, the 1918-1920 Flu, who is familiar with the 1889-1890 pandemic? In Spain, historical studies on the flu, as well as the multiple epidemics in which it has appeared throughout humanity, have centred on the description of the epidemic phenomenon and its impact on the population through the analysis of classical mortality indicators. However, we find hardly any sociodemographic studies on the 1889-1890 epidemic at a national level and, specifically, there are not many studies on its impacton a large city, such as Madrid. This factor is significant for the fight against a future pandemic, given that we live in a world that is increasingly urbanised and where the flu spreads much more easily in large concentrations of humans with a high population density...
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Tesis de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología, Departamento de Sociología II, leída el 26-04-2017