History of infectology of Ukraine in the mirror of numismatics

Abstract

The branch of historical science of numismatics (from the Latin numisma — coin) originated in the 19th century and became closely connected with economics, politics, culture and law, it includes a thematic study of coins, medals and plaques. Best of all, the history of infectology is illustrated by various forms of the medalist educational art (exonumia, or paranumismatics), and the coin became the prototype of the memorial medals. This work presents a catalog of 64 numismatic materials (including some unique, first cited), reflects the stages of development of the study of infectious diseases, methods for diagnosing and treating them; there are links to significant historical events; brief biographies of physicians who have made an invaluable contribution into the formation of this scientific discipline are mentioned.

Keywords

• medicine
• infectology
• history
• numismatics