RESUMEN
Se pasa revista al tratamiento de una serie de enfermedades infecciosas que se presentaban en al-Andalus, como la lepra, la tuberculosis, la gonococia, diarreas, la viruela, el sarampión, parasitosis intestinales, etc. Para ello se analizan los muy diversos remedios, vegetales, animales o minerales, que usaron los afamados médicos de esa época, como Isaac, Arib ibn Said, Abulcasis, al-Gafiqi y Averroes entre otros. Con todo ello podemos hacernos una idea de lo que en aquellos años se pensaba acerca del tratamiento de las enfermedades que hoy sabemos causadas por microorganismos (AU)
The treatment used in Islamic Spain, al-Andalus, for a number of infectious diseases such as leprosy, tuberculosis, gonococcal disease, diarrhea, smallpox, measles, parasitic diseases, etc., is reviewed briefly. The different remedies of plant, animal and mineral extracts employed by renowned physicians of the time, such as Isaac, Arib ibn Said, Abulcasis, al-Gafiqi and Averroes among others, are analyzed briefly to provide an understanding of the approach to the treatment of infectious diseases nowadays known to be caused by microorganisms (AU)
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Humanos , Historia Medieval , Infecciones/historia , Infecciones/terapia , EspañaRESUMEN
The treatment used in Islamic Spain, al-Andalus, for a number of infectious diseases such as leprosy, tuberculosis, gonococcal disease, diarrhea, smallpox, measles, parasitic diseases, etc., is reviewed briefly. The different remedies of plant, animal and mineral extracts employed by renowned physicians of the time, such as Isaac, Arib ibn Said, Abulcasis, al-Gafiqi and Averroes among others, are analyzed briefly to provide an understanding of the approach to the treatment of infectious diseases nowadays known to be caused by microorganisms.
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Infecciones/historia , Historia Medieval , Humanos , Infecciones/terapia , EspañaAsunto(s)
Enfermedades Transmisibles/historia , Brotes de Enfermedades/historia , Reservorios de Enfermedades , Femenino , Fiebre/epidemiología , Fiebre/historia , Historia Medieval , Humanos , Islamismo/historia , Lepra/epidemiología , Lepra/historia , Masculino , Enfermedades Parasitarias/epidemiología , Enfermedades Parasitarias/historia , Médicos/historia , Salud Pública/historia , Viruela/clasificación , Viruela/epidemiología , Viruela/historiaRESUMEN
Durante il Califfato di Cordova e negli anni immediatamente successivi vi fu una intensa fioritura di studi medici, come viene testimoniato dai numerosi documenti relative anche a parecchie malattie di origine microbica quali: tetatno, gangrena, avvelenamenti e tossinfezioni alimentari, colera, peste, meningite, diarrea, dissenteria, infezioni della bocca e dei denti, pustole e foruncoli, infezioni di ferite, impetigine, tonsillite, erisipela, polmonite, infezioni delle vie urinaire, infezioni sessualmente transmesse, otite, congiuntivite, tigna, mughetto, malaria, teniasi, infestazione da pulci, scabbia, vaiolo, morbillo, tracoma, raffreddori, poliomielite e rabbia. Esistono importanti saggi sulla natura contagiosa di queste malattie e sui rimedi terapeutici. I contributi dottrinali maggiormente pregevoli dell'epoca furono dati da autorevoli medici quali Isaac, Arib ibn Said, Abulcasis, Averroè, Maimonide e Al-Gafiqi.