The following three topics are examples of historical isolation techniques that can occur when the biological basis for disease is unknown. Choose one of the topics to discuss: evaluation of the measure, effectiveness of the measure, and whether this measure should or could be used again today. Discuss ethical principles that should guide public health decisions including human rights issues. Introductory resources are given but the student should conduct further research on the topic.
1. Tuberculosis Sanatoriums in the U.S.
National Trust for Historic Preservation. (2015). Tuberculosis Sanitariums: Reminders of the White Plague.
Hurt, R. (2004). Tuberculosis sanatorium regimen in the 1940s: a patient’s personal diary. J R Soc Med, 97:350–353.
2. Mary Mallon “Typhoid Mary”
Marineli, F., Tsoucalas, G., Karamanou, M., & Androutsos, G. (2013). Mary Mallon (1869-1938) and the history of typhoid fever. Annals of Gastroenterology, 26, 132-134.
3. Leprosy control
Beldarraín-Chaple, E. (2017). Historical Overview of Leprosy Control in Cuba. MEDICC Rev, 19(1):23-30. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28225542
Buckingham, J. (2011). The inclusivity of exclusion: isolation and community among leprosy-affected people in the South Pacific. Health History, 13(2):65-83.
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