2017-03-312017-03-311997-06MARTELLI, Celina Maria Turchi. Dimensão histórica das epidemias. Revista de Patologia Tropical, Goiânia, v. 26, n. 1, p. 1-8, jan./jun. 1997. Disponível em: <https://www.revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/17366/10400>.http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/11681The small pox and cholera epidemics are analyzed inside an historical context, with a highlight on how the control mechanisms, origin and spread of these diseases were understood at the time. The purpose was to provide some elements for reflections on medicai interventions carried out on different periods of time facing epidemics. The complexity of ecological relationships as potential inductors of new transmittable diseases and the inefficiency of the present international surveillance systems are also discussed.porAcesso AbertoEpidemiasHistoricidadeDoenças infecciosasEpidemicsHístoryInfectious diseasesArtigo0301-0406