Two epidemics: the yellow fever and a lack of information

• Autor principal: Cláudio Maierovitch Pessanha Henriques (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde (Icict) da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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This paper presents a brief history of yellow fever origin in Brazil, of the control measures and of the difficulties to the public health guidance to reach the population. It analyzes some cases of rumour propagation, as well as fake information and its often damaging consequences. It points out th...