title: [La dansarina: the influenza epidemic and the quotidian report of Rio de Janeiro city].
abstract: The article analyzes the psychological and social impacts that the 1918 influenza epidemic had within Rio de Janeiro, as registered in the city's press--a choice perspective from which to reconstruct the history of this experience. The epidemic is explored as a cultural and social phenomenon having to do with collective attitudes and representations regarding disease and death.
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authors.lastname: Azevedo de Brito
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000266:history*; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*; D011639:Public Opinion
vernacular_title: La dansarina: a gripe espanhola e o cotidiano na cidade do Rio de Janeiro.