Lessons from the past in the present: news from the Spanish flu pandemic to COVID-19

Rev Bras Enferm. 2021 Sep 6;75(1):e20201161. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1161. eCollection 2021.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: to analyze the health conducts for combating the Spanish flu and its relationship with the COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro.METHODS: study from the perspective of microhistory, with analysis of articles published in Revista da Semana on the Spanish flu, having as criteria publications with the term "epidemic" referring to the Spanish flu or influenza in the period of the epidemic outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, Federal District.RESULTS: 18 records, organized in three thematic axes: political, 4; social, 11; care, 3, were found.FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the lessons left by the Spanish flu epidemic in coronavirus times will be changes in the political, social and care field as marks of major epidemics.PMID:34495130 | DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1161

Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem - September 8, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Mercedes Neto Tatiana de Oliveira Gomes Cristiane Silveira Cunha Hugo Alberto Neves de Souza Marcos Vinicius Mendes Macena Mary Hellem Silva Fonseca Fernando Rocha Porto Source Type: research