01379nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653003900051653002300090653001200113653002200125653001100147653002600158653002600184653002600210653002600236653002600262653002600288653002200314653001100336653001200347653001200359653002500371653001100396653001800407653002200425653001300447653001800460100001600478245004600494300001100540490000700551520042100558022001400979       1986                            d  c198610aAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome10aAttitude to Health10aCholera10aDisease Outbreaks10aEurope10aHistory, 15th Century10aHistory, 16th Century10aHistory, 17th Century10aHistory, 18th Century10aHistory, 19th Century10aHistory, 20th Century10aHistory, Medieval10aHumans10aHygiene10aleprosy10aMedicine in the Arts10aPlague10aPublic health10aSocial Conditions10aSyphilis10aUnited States1 aGoudsblom J00aPublic health and the civilizing process.  a161-880 v643 a<p>Since the Middle Ages, European society has passed through two successive stages in the "civilizing process." Each has been attended by profound changes in psychological and social codes. These are examined in relation to a greater concern with health and hygiene in response to four waves of epidemics: leprosy, plague, syphilis, and cholera. Speculations are offered about AIDS and the "civilizing process".</p>  a0887-378X