Changes in indigenous dress and the cocoliztli epidemic of 1544-1548 in New Spain

Oscar René Benavides Cárabes; Carlos Viesca Treviño

Social Medicine (Apr 2021)

Changes in indigenous dress and the cocoliztli epidemic of 1544-1548 in New Spain

Oscar René Benavides Cárabes,
Carlos Viesca Treviño

Affiliations

Oscar René Benavides Cárabes: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina, México
Carlos Viesca Treviño: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina, México

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1

Abstract

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The changes in indigenous clothing during XVI century Mexico are examined as a factor in the creation of microclimates favorable to vectors of infectious diseases, such as exanthematous typhus, in relation to the cocoliztli epidemic of 1544-48 in New Spain. Key words: Epidemic, cocoliztli, exanthematous typhus, louse, clothing.

Published in Social Medicine

ISSN: 1557-7112 (Online)
Publisher: Social Medicine Publication Group
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine; Social Sciences: Sociology (General)
Website: https://www.socialmedicine.info

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