Chloroquine in the COVID-19 Pandemics and Quinine in the Cattle Plague Epidemics in the Eighteenth Century: Déjà Vu All Over Again

Authors

  • Giuliano Franco Università Modena e Reggio Emilia

Keywords:

COVID-19, Cattle Plague, Chloroquine, Quinine, Ramazzini

Abstract

Drug treatment of diseases is not a usual task for occupational and environmental physicians. However, these professionals should be aware that some concerns on treatment during an epidemics were raised centuries ago.

This commentary discusses Bernardino Ramazzini's remarks made during a cattle plague epidemics occurring four centuries before the current COVID-19 emergency; he emphasised that prescription of some drugs usually given against every kind of fever deserved careful attention.

Ramazzini's contribution can be regarded as an early example of attention to evaluating the benefits and harmful effects of taking new drugs and witnesses the scientists' continuous effort to tackle new and unexpected health challenges.

Author Biography

Giuliano Franco, Università Modena e Reggio Emilia

Dipartimento di Medicine e delle Specialità mediche

Universitò di Modena e Reggio Emilia

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Published

2023-06-12

How to Cite

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Chloroquine in the COVID-19 Pandemics and Quinine in the Cattle Plague Epidemics in the Eighteenth Century: Déjà Vu All Over Again. Eur J Oncol [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 12 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];:10. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/EJOEH/article/view/10262