Collected Item: “Social Distancing and Quarantine Were Used in Medieval Times to Fight the Black Death”
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Social Distancing and Quarantine Were Used in Medieval Times to Fight the Black Death
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Article
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This is such a fascinating read! A medieval Italian legislation document, dating from 1377, reveals that social distancing and quarantine measures were practiced during the bubonic plague. The article describes what measures seaport towns took to screen and isolate ships before their goods and crews could enter these populations Also, it discusses the advent of plague hospitals, how the word quarantine came to be, and 14th century public health structure.
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HST580, Arizona State University, history, plague, black death, quarantine, social distancing, public health
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https://www.history.com/news/quarantine-black-death-medieval
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David Roos
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2020-03-27