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Timeline of infection control

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| 800 BC || {{w|Disinfectant}} introduction || || The oldest reference to disinfection of premises with a chemical product seems to be that described by [[w:Homer (Homero)|Homer]] in book xii of the ''{{w|Odyssey}}'', where the hero, having killed his rivals, demands that sulphur be burnt in the house which they had occupied.<ref name="oie.int"/> ||
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| 1347–1348 || || {{w|Plague}} || "The term “quarantine” is derived from the Italian number “quaranta,” or 40, and the practice originated in 1347-1348, when the “Black Plague” was sweeping Europe."<ref>{{cite web |title=The Science of Social Distancing |url=https://asm.org/Articles/2020/April/The-Science-of-Social-Distancing |website=asm.org |accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Italy}}
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| 1363 || {{w|Disinfectant}} introduction || Wound infection || Alcohol as an {{w|antiseptic}} is recommended for wound treatment by French physician {{w|Guy de Chauliac}}.<ref name="Block">{{cite book |last1=Block |first1=Seymour Stanton |title=Disinfection, Sterilization, and Preservation |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=3f-kPJ17_TYC&pg=PA229&lpg=PA229&dq=1363+++Alcohol+is+already+used+as+an+antiseptic.&source=bl&ots=KnIjEt4ON0&sig=ACfU3U19gDSSAKOZfh3tqGXdv6oIFH6fBQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjF25rkucbpAhXwHrkGHSxCCB0Q6AEwDHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=1363%20%20%20Alcohol%20is%20already%20used%20as%20an%20antiseptic.&f=false}}</ref> || {{w|France}}
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