Leprosy in Eastern Siberia in the 19th — early 20th centuries: theories of occurrence, prevalence and elements of quarantine measures

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The article discusses the views of doctors of the 19th — early 20th centuries on the causes of leprosy, presents the main etiological theories of their consistency and relationship with the climate and the population’s life characteristics of the north-eastern Siberia. On the basis of modern research and literary sources of the 19th century, the probable ways of introducing leprosy to Eastern Siberia, on the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk and the territorial distribution of infection foci are shown. The attitude of foreigners to those infected with leprosy, based on the fear of being infected, is revealed. The purpose of the work is to study the facts indicating the prevalence of leprosy in Eastern Siberia in the 19th — early 20th centuries. As part of the study, a content analysis of the source base, indicating the incidence of leprosy in the population of the northeastern districts of Siberia, was used. The work is based on the study of primary sources on the topic for the period 1840–1929, materials from the State Archives of the Irkutsk Region, as well as literary sources of the 19th — early 20th centuries. Data showing the incidence of leprosy in the districts of the Irkutsk General Government are provided.

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Gaidar M. Gaidarov

Irkutsk State Medical University

Email: irkafoz@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1090-9480
SPIN-code: 9175-5429

M.D., D. Sci. (Med.), Prof., Head of Depart., Depart. of Public Health and Public Health

Russian Federation, Irkutsk, Russia

Tatyana I. Alekseevskaya

Irkutsk State Medical University

Author for correspondence.
Email: alexeevskaya9@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4971-3442

M.D., D. Sci. (Med.), Prof., Depart. of Public Health and Public Health

Russian Federation, Irkutsk, Russia

Tatyana V. Demidova

Irkutsk State Medical University

Email: tatjanademidova@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3356-3662

Head of Depart., Depart. of Theory and Practice of Nursing

Russian Federation, Irkutsk, Russia

Oleg Yu. Sofronov

Irkutsk State Medical University

Email: olegurevic@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3268-6401
SPIN-code: 4560-7330

Assistant, Depart. of Public Health and Public Health

Russian Federation, Irkutsk, Russia

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