Counteracting the smallpox epidemic in Poland in 1963
Counteracting the smallpox epidemic in Poland in 1963

Summary/Abstract: Great epidemics constituted one of the many important factors shaping the fate of humansocieties, from prehistory to modern times. Long-lasting pandemic epidemics, covering large areasand causing incalculable losses, were of great importance in history. They contributed to a previously unprecedented measurability, and thus a significant decrease in the population density. They left their mark on the political, economic, and economic structure of many cultures. It is worth noting that the most common diseases in epidemic form include syphilis, leprosy, bubonic plague, typhoid and spotted fever, smallpox, measles, influenza, tuberculosis, cholera, distemper, and dysentery. The vast majority of these came to light during the medieval and early modern periods, when hygiene and the general standard of living raised many concerns. The paper given was written to investigate the level of effectiveness of Polish health policy during the smallpox pandemic in Wrocław.

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