The author describes the historical evolution of infection and its treatment so as to trace an interface of these issues and the modern panorama of epidemiology and control of hospital infection. This study reviews data on treatments that have been used since the Middle Ages, including from myths and popular beliefs to data that has been the object of scientific microbiological and therapeutic evaluation. The study takes into consideration the fact that the rebirth of science during the Renaissance, along with appearance of the press, which made the publication of news and pictures on illness possible, contributed to the evolution of science and its technology.
History; Cross infection; Infection