Leprosy in Pre-Columbian Peru

The main sources of knowledge that can be invoked to resolve the existence of leprosy in the pre-Columbian era are, in relation to Peru, the following: - Relics of pre-Columbian civilizations. - Tales of the chroniclers. - Philological studies. - Previous existence of certain diseases of regional ty...

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Autor: Pesce, Hugo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1955
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/9114
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/9114
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Sumario:The main sources of knowledge that can be invoked to resolve the existence of leprosy in the pre-Columbian era are, in relation to Peru, the following: - Relics of pre-Columbian civilizations. - Tales of the chroniclers. - Philological studies. - Previous existence of certain diseases of regional type. Also worth bearing in mind similar sources and facts about other countries in America.