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Since antiquity, with the growth of the human population and the expansion of nuclei of people (aggregations), infectious diseases have been a constant presence which decisively changed the course of history. The word "lazaret", meaning hospital for the hospitalization and treatment of plague victims and later, also leprosy, is Venetian. It was...

Winston Churchill statement promoting Gin and Tonic as a life saver during British Empire extension hides many truths. As a matter of fact, the modern cocktail is thought to be born in India where it was widely dis-tributed by Royal Navy for its anti-malarial properties. The aim of the present work is to review and unveil the history of Gin and...