Abstract
In the past two centuries, several fatal infectious outbreaks have arisen in Iran. Presented here is a brief historical account of four fatal epidemics including cholera, plague, Spanish influenza of 1918 and smallpox between1796 and 1979. The lessons from these outbreaks could be helpful for better combatting other deadly epidemics including the present-day disastrous COVID-19 pandemic.
Highlights
The foremost epidemics in Iran, between 1796 and 1979, were two fatal bacterial infection outbreaks including cholera and plague, along with two viral epidemics of smallpox and the Spanish influenza of 1918
The first, second and third cholera outbreaks appeared in Iran in 1821, 1829 and 1846.8 at that time Iran was ill-prepared to cope with public health challenges
Famine and Poverty In 1851, the fourth cholera outbreak started in Tehran and afterward reached the central parts of Iran.[5]
Summary
Introduction The foremost epidemics in Iran, between 1796 and 1979, were two fatal bacterial infection outbreaks including cholera and plague, along with two viral epidemics of smallpox and the Spanish influenza of 1918. Cholera Epidemics During the Qajar period (1796–1925), the public health condition in Iran was poor.
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