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SAMASSA F.

Last name: SAMASSA F.

2024 (v1)

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"The blinding disease". The history of trachoma in Italians between the 19th and 20th centuries: colonial or national blindness?

Martini M. Riccardi N. Simonetti O.

Trachoma is one of the oldest known causes of blindness in humans and it is caused by the intracellular Gram-negative bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis serovars A, B, Ba and C. Its transmission has historically been related to poorness, overcrowded housing and scarce hygiene. We have traced the history of trachoma in Italy in the 19th and 20th...

Uploaded on: July 3, 2024
2024 (v1)

Publication

Metadata-only

"The blinding disease". The history of trachoma in Italians between the 19th and 20th centuries: colonial or national blindness?

Martini M. Riccardi N. Simonetti O.

Trachoma is one of the oldest known causes of blindness in humans and it is caused by the intracellular Gram-negative bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis serovars A, B, Ba and C. Its transmission has historically been related to poorness, overcrowded housing and scarce hygiene. We have traced the history of trachoma in Italy in the 19th and 20th...

Uploaded on: July 3, 2024