Reflections on the legacies of the Middle Ages in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic
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COVID-19, Pandemics, History, Medieval, Science, Technology and Society, PhilosophyAbstract
Objective: to reflect on the legacies of the Middle Ages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: a reflection study on theoretical-philosophical aspects related to legacies of the Middle Ages and to the COVID-19 pandemic and was developed during an academic discipline in a graduate program in Nursing from a public university between September and December 2021. Results: humanity experienced countless changes over the centuries, resulting from several challenges that the populations had to face: wars, epidemics and even economic crises. These adversities were interconnected with cause-consequence. The health area had to advance to cope with these obstacles and allow people to resume their lives with the fewest possible impacts. Conclusion: the Middle Ages was a pioneer era in facing pandemics and left references currently used against COVID-19, such as hygiene measures, use of Personal Protective Equipment and social isolation, in addition to denial behaviors reminding us of the Dark Ages.
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