Abstract:Throughout history, epidemics have had a seriously negative impact on communities, especially in terms of health, but also in terms of their psychological, social, cultural, religious, and economic impacts. Not only communities but whole countries could be devastated if an epidemic broke out, with their military forces and economies suffering major damages. Thousands of people died in the plague and cholera outbreaks that struck the Ottoman Empire after passing through Asia and Europe, leading the Ottoman Stat… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.