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May 2021
13m 39s

La peste, la lucha de los médicos contra...

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Durante siglos se creyó que la peste se transmitía a través del aire y que podía prevenirse o curarse ingiriendo extrañas pócimas, haciendo sangrías, purificando el ambiente mediante aromas o vigilando que no entrara en las ciudades ningún infectado. Durante una epidemia, los médicos quedaban directamente expuestos al contagio y eran muchos los que sucumbían ... Show More
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