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Perspective on Two Major Pandemics: Syphilis and COVID-19, a Scoping Review

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  • Aliete Cunha-Oliveira

    (Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), The Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal)

  • Talita Katiane de Brito Pinto

    (Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), The Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal
    Laboratory for Technological Innovation in Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil)

  • Mónica Raquel Pereira Afonso

    (Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing, Toledo Campus, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Avda Carlos III, s/n, 45071 Toledo, Spain)

  • Maria Angélica de Almeida Peres

    (Anna Nery School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20211-130, Brazil)

  • Paulo Joaquim Pina Queirós

    (Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), The Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal)

  • Diana Gabriela Santos

    (Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), The Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal
    Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, EPE, 3004-561 Coimbra, Portugal)

  • Maria Sagrario Gómez-Cantarino

    (Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), The Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal
    Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing, Toledo Campus, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Avda Carlos III, s/n, 45071 Toledo, Spain)

Abstract

The syphilis and COVID-19 pandemics have marked a turning point in the history of mankind. The aim of this review is to analyze what two pandemics caused by different diseases have in common. It is a scoping review made up of papers covering everything related to syphilis and COVID-19. The dialectical structural model of care (DSMC) is applied, focusing on three thematic plots that explain the historical and current context of the topic addressed. To this end, we compiled information from books, journals, and databases such as Cochrane, National Library of Spain, PubMed/Medline, Scielo, and Google Scholar. Syphilis is a bacterial disease transmitted sexually. COVID-19 is a viral infection transmitted by droplets. Despite their similarities and differences, both have triggered pandemics that have claimed the lives of thousands of people. Both still exist as active diseases. The origin of both remains a scientific enigma; many human and material resources have been devoted to tackling these two infections, and a wide range of drugs have been developed to combat them.

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  • Aliete Cunha-Oliveira & Talita Katiane de Brito Pinto & Mónica Raquel Pereira Afonso & Maria Angélica de Almeida Peres & Paulo Joaquim Pina Queirós & Diana Gabriela Santos & Maria Sagrario Gómez-Canta, 2023. "Perspective on Two Major Pandemics: Syphilis and COVID-19, a Scoping Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-20, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:7:p:6073-:d:1113059
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