Ian William Olivo Read
Biographic Data
| ID | 895686 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ian William Olivo Read |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ian William Olivo |
| FAMILY NAME | Read |
| SIGNATURE | READ I W O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Soka University of America |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3435-9516 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Change Very Perceptible and Very Oppressive”
Europeans who wrote about Brazil during the colonial period (1500–1822) usually depicted the country as a healthy Eden and an exception to the "torrid zone." For more than three centuries, a mostly positive impression of health and climate, shared by intellectuals across the Atlantic, influenced colonialism, European rivalries, the slave trade, and early national sentiment. The enduring reputation was ruined suddenly in the mid-nineteenth century…
Influenza pandemics throughout Brazilian history
Brazil has experienced several major epidemics of influenza, and the most destructive was in 1918-1919. This article focuses on mortality, mitigation policies, and the consequences of pandemic influenza during the national period. We provide the first mortality estimates for the 1890-1894 influenza pandemic and correct figures for later epidemics. The 1918-1919 episode cost more lives than assumed, although some cities suffered less, possibly bec…
A Change Very Perceptible and Very Oppressive”
Europeans who wrote about Brazil during the colonial period (1500–1822) usually depicted the country as a healthy Eden and an exception to the "torrid zone." For more than three centuries, a mostly positive impression of health and climate, shared by intellectuals across the Atlantic, influenced colonialism, European rivalries, the slave trade, and early national sentiment. The enduring reputation was ruined suddenly in the mid-nineteenth century…
A Change Very Perceptible and Very Oppressive”
Europeans who wrote about Brazil during the colonial period (1500–1822) usually depicted the country as a healthy Eden and an exception to the "torrid zone." For more than three centuries, a mostly positive impression of health and climate, shared by intellectuals across the Atlantic, influenced colonialism, European rivalries, the slave trade, and early national sentiment. The enduring reputation was ruined suddenly in the mid-nineteenth century…
Influenza pandemics throughout Brazilian history
Brazil has experienced several major epidemics of influenza, and the most destructive was in 1918-1919. This article focuses on mortality, mitigation policies, and the consequences of pandemic influenza during the national period. We provide the first mortality estimates for the 1890-1894 influenza pandemic and correct figures for later epidemics. The 1918-1919 episode cost more lives than assumed, although some cities suffered less, possibly bec…
History of Medicine and Tropical Health (2 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (1 works) · Disease (1 works) · Environmental health (1 works) · Geography (1 works) · History of Science and Natural History (1 works) · Human mortality from H5N1 (1 works) · Infectious disease (medical specialty) (1 works) · Influenza pandemic (1 works) · Medicine (1 works)