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Revista de Medicina y Cine
On-line version ISSN 1885-5210
Abstract
LOZANO SANCHEZ, Francisco S. A contribution to the origin of masks. Rev Med Cine [online]. 2021, vol.17, n.2, pp.155-159. Epub May 17, 2021. ISSN 1885-5210. https://dx.doi.org/10.14201/rmc2020172155159.
The masks, of proven efficacy from the 19th century (antisepsis-asepsis), have been updated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 1897, the surgeon Jan Mikulicz (1850-1905) was the creator of surgical masks, by demonstrating the theory of infection by drops of saliva (Flügge). However, there are «pre-scientific» precedents that we know mainly through engravings (17th century) and paintings (18th century).
We present a work by the Baroque painter Michel Serre (1658-1773), where people are seen wearing masks during the great plague of Marseille in 1720.
Keywords : masks; asepsis; infection.