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Mar 3, 2019 · K Syndrome was an invented illness. It was created by Giovanni Borromeo, the hospital’s head physician, with the assistance of its other doctors, with the intention of saving those Jews and anti-fascists who sought refuge there. Born in 1898, Borromeo was an avowed anti-fascist.
The hospital is known for having sheltered Jews during the Holocaust by diagnosing them with a fictitious disease called "Syndrome K". History [ edit ] The origins of the hospital on the Tiber Island date to before 1000 CE, when an ancient temple dedicated to the Greek god of medicine, Asclepius , was replaced by a sanctuary dedicated to ...
Mar 29, 2017 · Syndrome K wasn't just a pet name to distinguish actual patients from Jews in hiding; the doctors had to find ways to make the disease seem real when Nazi troops combed the hospital for people...
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Jul 6, 2021 · Syndrome K — The ‘Disease’ that Saved Lives During WWII. Two Italian doctors invent an imaginary disease that helped save thousands of Jews in occupied Nazi territory. by Claire Barrett 7/6/2021. Dr. Giovanni Borromeo helped to come up with the ruse to save the lives of his fellow Italians. (Wiki Commons)
When the Nazi’s came to search the hospital, they were warned about the highly contagious neurological illness, known as Syndrome K, whose symptoms included convulsions and paralysis and could lead to disfiguration and ultimately death. The plan worked and the soldiers dared not enter the building.
Aug 15, 2017 · From September 1943 to June 1944, Nazi forces occupied the city of Rome. During this time, a mysterious illness broke out, which led many to be quarantined in an isolated wing of the city’s Fatebenefratelli Hospital. Called Syndrome K, the disease resulted in zero fatalities, and instead saved dozens of Jewish lives.
Aug 12, 2022 · “Syndrome K,” which hits digital and VOD platforms on Tuesday after some Jewish film festival showings, tells that little-known, surefire story: How three doctors at a hospital in Rome shielded...
