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Death and illnesses have always occupied people, and with them the wish to avoid them. So they started experimenting with plants and treatments that they thought could help. In prehistorian times people started using medicine. The focus in the museum is put on the history of infectious diseases such as pest, lepra, syphillis, polimyelitis and aids. It also shows the advancement of medicatiton development, while giving insight into surgery and many other processes that are essential in today's medicine. The focus remains on the history of how patients were treated over the centuries.

Contact Details

  • Address:
    82 Hirschengraben, Rämistrasse 69, ZüRICH, 8001
  • Phone: +41 1 634 20 17
  • Fax: +41 1 634 36 90
  • Nearest station: ETH, Kantonsschule

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  • Category: Museums, Galleries
  • Opening hours: Tu-F 1p-6p, Sa & Su 11a-5p
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