Schultheisz Emil: Traditio Renovata. Tanulmányok a középkor és a reneszánsz orvostudományáról / Orvostörténeti Közlemények – Supplementum 21. (Budapest, 1997)

24. Short history of epidemics in Hungary until the Great Cholera Epidemic of 1831

Z^oo¡ Heavy epidemics in Hungary after the middle of the XVlth century Year Place Denomination of epidemic disease Important consequences of the disease 1554 Country-wide plague 3,200 dead in the town Nagyszombat alone. Countrywide famine, general remission of taxes 1562 country-wide plague King Ferdinand I issued his "Infektionsordnung" 1566 Transdanubia morbus hungaricus Many dead in the ranks of the German army 1571 1594 country-wide Transdanubia plague typhoid Forces the army of Sinan pacha to retreat 1597 Transdanubia morbus hungaricus The armies of Imperial general Montecuccoli suffer heavy losses; his campaign is unsuccessful 1597 town of Temesvár typhoid Returning Italian mercenaries introduce it to Italy 16001602 Northern Hungary, Transsylvania plague Famine, many dead (13,000 in the town Beszterce alone); the Polish frontier is closed 16031604 country-wide plague Famine in Transsylvania, in some places eating of human flesh, revolt 16211622 country-wide plague In Debrecen 2,000, in Lőcse 1,700 dead, spreading to Poland 1628 Transsylvania and Southwestern Hung. pox, plague 16321634 Northern Hungary, Transsylvania plague In the town Brassó alone 11,000 dead. Supreme authorities transferred to places considered safe 16441645 country-wide plague Victims mainly in towns. In the town Igló alone 2,000 dead 1653 Northern Hungary plague Preventive prohibition to trade with Poland, the epidemic is still coming from that country 16541655 towns plague 1659— 1660 Pozsony pox 16601662 Transsylvania, North-Eastern Hungary plague Many dead in Transsylvania, followed by famine. Great ravages in the Turkish and Imperial camps in 1661. 16761679 towns plague In the town Pozsony alone 11,000 dead 16801681 Northern Hungary typhoid Parliament is transferred to the town Sopron, which is free from plague 1683 Vienna typhoid Ravages the Transsylvanian army fighting on the side of Turks 1685 Buda dysentery The plague disperses the besieging Christian army