"Medicine of the future is preventive medicine" N.I. Pirogov

Abstract

The role of N.I. Pirogov is shown in the study of infectious factors significance in high mortality during the Crimean war combats. He recommended important organizational, sanitary and therapeutic measures both in war and peacetime conditions.

Keywords

• n.i. pirogov
• hospital infection
• preventive medicine
• anti-epidemic measures
• diphtheria
• cholera