Difference between revisions of "Timeline of infection control"
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− | | 1523 || ''{{w|Cordon sanitaire}}'' || "In 1523, during a plague outbreak in Birgu, the town was cordoned off by guards to prevent the disease from spreading to the rest of Malta" || | + | | 1523 || ''{{w|Cordon sanitaire}}'' || || "In 1523, during a plague outbreak in Birgu, the town was cordoned off by guards to prevent the disease from spreading to the rest of Malta" || |
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− | | | + | | 1666 || ''{{w|Cordon sanitaire}}'' || || "n May 1666, the English village of Eyam famously imposed a cordon sanitaire on itself after an outbreak of the bubonic plague in the community." || |
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− | | | + | | 1708–1712 || ''{{w|Cordon sanitaire}}'' || || "During the Great Northern War plague outbreak of 1708–1712, cordons sanitaires were established around affected towns like Stralsund and Königsberg; one was also established around the whole Duchy of Prussia and another one between Scania and the Danish isles along the Sound, with Saltholm as the central quarantine station" || |
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− | | | + | | 1770 || ''{{w|Cordon sanitaire}}'' || || "In 1770 the Empress Maria Theresa set up a cordon sanitaire between Austria and the Ottoman Empire to prevent people and goods infected with plague from crossing the border. Cotton and wool were held in storehouses for weeks, with peasants paid to sleep on the bales and monitored to see if they showed signs of disease. " || |
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− | | | + | | 1801 || || || The first hospital for infectious diseases is established in {{w|London}}.<ref name="Hewlett">{{cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=Philip W. |last2=Watkins |first2=Kristin |last3=Hewlett |first3=Angela |journal=American Journal of Infection Control |url=https://cha.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/AJIC-2012-Infection-Control-Through-the-Ages.pdf}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} |
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− | | | + | | 1821 || || || "The term cordon sanitaire dates to 1821" || |
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− | | 1946 || || The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is founded.<ref name="Hewlett"/> || {{w|United States}} | + | | 1876 || || || {{w|Robert Koch}} publishes his work on anthrax, for the first time conclusively proving that a bacterium could be a specific infectious agent.<ref name="Hewlett"/> || |
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+ | | 1886 || || || {{w|Louis Pasteur}} successfully immunizes a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog with spinal cord suspensions of inactivated rabies virus.<ref name="Hewlett"/> || | ||
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+ | | 1900 || || || By this time, there are 4,000 hospitals in the United States.<ref name="Hewlett"/> || {{w|United States}} | ||
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+ | | 1946 || || || The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is founded.<ref name="Hewlett"/> || {{w|United States}} | ||
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Revision as of 12:39, 2 April 2020
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Year | Event type | Infectious target | Details | Country/region |
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1523 | Cordon sanitaire | "In 1523, during a plague outbreak in Birgu, the town was cordoned off by guards to prevent the disease from spreading to the rest of Malta" | ||
1666 | Cordon sanitaire | "n May 1666, the English village of Eyam famously imposed a cordon sanitaire on itself after an outbreak of the bubonic plague in the community." | ||
1708–1712 | Cordon sanitaire | "During the Great Northern War plague outbreak of 1708–1712, cordons sanitaires were established around affected towns like Stralsund and Königsberg; one was also established around the whole Duchy of Prussia and another one between Scania and the Danish isles along the Sound, with Saltholm as the central quarantine station" | ||
1770 | Cordon sanitaire | "In 1770 the Empress Maria Theresa set up a cordon sanitaire between Austria and the Ottoman Empire to prevent people and goods infected with plague from crossing the border. Cotton and wool were held in storehouses for weeks, with peasants paid to sleep on the bales and monitored to see if they showed signs of disease. " | ||
1801 | The first hospital for infectious diseases is established in London.[1] | United Kingdom | ||
1821 | "The term cordon sanitaire dates to 1821" | |||
1876 | Robert Koch publishes his work on anthrax, for the first time conclusively proving that a bacterium could be a specific infectious agent.[1] | |||
1886 | Louis Pasteur successfully immunizes a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog with spinal cord suspensions of inactivated rabies virus.[1] | |||
1900 | By this time, there are 4,000 hospitals in the United States.[1] | United States | ||
1946 | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is founded.[1] | United States |
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- Infection control
- Antimicrobial
- Antimicrobial copper-alloy touch surfaces
- Antimicrobial properties of copper
- Medical uses of silver
- Cordon sanitaire
- Hospital-acquired infection
- Protective sequestration
- Buffer zone
- Isolation (health care)
- Social distancing
- Quarantine
- Leper colony
- Barrier nursing
- Cubicle curtain
- Category:Medical hygiene
- Category:Antimicrobials
- Body substance isolation
- Disinfectant
- Category:Medical hygiene
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See also
- Timeline of epidemiology
- Timeline of hygiene
- Timeline of global health
- Timeline of bacteriology
- Timeline of antibiotics
- Timeline of virology