Plague epidemics in the southern region of the Habsburg Monarchy in the XVIII century – fear, prejudices, and consequences

  • Rastislav Stojsavljević University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography, History, and Hotel Management, Novi Sad, Serbia
  • Darko Gavrilović University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography, History, and Hotel Management, Novi Sad, Serbia
  • Nenad Ninković University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of History, Novi Sad, Serbia
  • Vladimir Marković University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography, History, and Hotel Management, Novi Sad, Serbia
  • Aleksandar Kobilarov Vrbas General Hospital, Vrbas, Serbia
  • Igor Stamenković University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography, History, and Hotel Management, Novi Sad, Serbia
Keywords: disease outbreaks, history of medicine, history, 18th century, plague, serbia

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Published
2023/04/05
Section
History of medicine