![]() ![]() And as we grapple with the novel coronavirus outbreak, it is insightful to look at his experience.Īfter his productive first sojourn to Europe, Rizal had decided to go back to the Philippines, where he had to deal with the aftermath of “Noli Mi Tangere’s” publication. Jose Rizal himself was subjected to quarantine when he was on his way to Europe via the United States in 1888. physical appearance - become the markers of exclusion. ![]() But, especially in the case of “invisible diseases” like the flu, notions of race - i.e. For some diseases, like leprosy, their visible manifestations become marks of identification. Because disease outbreaks tap into people’s primeval fears of death, many societies have considered such an exceptional measure as justifiable, independent of the actual biomedical basis to do so. Long before scientists developed germ theory and identified the pathogens that cause disease outbreaks, nations and communities have sought to isolate people deemed contagious. ![]() Quarantine has always been among the ways societies try to deal with epidemics. ![]()
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