einstein (São Paulo). 09/May/2024;22:eED01003.
Rudolph Virchow’s Public Health Engagement and Theodor Khoury’s Legacy
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024ED01003
Virchow: the multitalented physician
Virchow was a multifaceted German physician (). He excelled in anthropology, biology, pathology, and politics. Virchow pursued his medical education at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin. While at the Charité hospital, he studied the typhus outbreak in Upper Silesia (1848), establishing the basis for public health in Germany.() Virchow linked the Rickettsia prowazekii outbreak to poverty.(,) Virchow contended that eradicating social disparity was the sole means to avert future epidemics.() Virchow’s crusade against antisemitism was extraordinary, prompted by his revelation of the plight endured by the Jewish population, who had been subjected to enslavement, marginalization, and ridicule by various nations throughout history. Virchow made public declarations for the elimination of racial animosity and religious extremism reminiscent of medieval times.
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