Anton Erkoreka facts for kids

Anton Erkoreka (born in 1950 in Biscaya, Basque Country) is an expert who studies the history of medicine and different cultures. He is the director of the Basque Museum of the History of Medicine and Science, which is located at the University of the Basque Country.

What Anton Erkoreka Studies

Anton Erkoreka is very interested in the history of diseases. He has studied big outbreaks like the Spanish flu pandemic, which was a serious illness that spread around the world many years ago.

He also studies folk medicine. This means he looks at old traditions and beliefs people used for healing before modern science. For example, he has researched the idea of the evil eye, which is a belief that someone can cause harm just by looking at another person.

Another area he focuses on is the study of human populations. This involves understanding how groups of people live, grow, and change over time.

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In Spanish: Anton Erkoreka para niños