Artículo
Presence of Parasite Remains in Historical Contexts in the City of Córdoba, Argentina, in the Nineteenth Century
Fecha de publicación:
10/2021
Editorial:
Cambridge University Press
Revista:
Latin American Antiquity
ISSN:
1045-6635
e-ISSN:
2325-5080
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
We conducted a paleoparasitological study on sediment samples from two trash pits and a cesspool, collected during an archaeological assessment of a building located in the historic downtown of the city of Córdoba, Argentina. People have used these premises for residential and commercial purposes since the beginning of the seventeenth century, although the samples analyzed correspond to nineteenth-century contexts. Light microscopy examination revealed the presence of parasite eggs of whipworm (Trichuris sp.), possibly roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), and tapeworm (taeniid). The presence of these fecal-oral and food-borne transmitted helminths supports other lines of evidence that indicate poor sanitation and hygiene habits and inadequate food processing, which may have contributed to the high incidence and mortality of gastrointestinal diseases recorded at that time. The paleoparasitological data agree with the historical information on the health status of the populations that inhabited the city of Córdoba in the past, especially in relation to their habits and diet.
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Articulos de INSTITUTO DE ANTROPOLOGIA DE CORDOBA
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE ANTROPOLOGIA DE CORDOBA
Citación
Ramirez, Darío Alejandro; Lindskoug, Henrik Bernhard; Nores, Rodrigo; Presence of Parasite Remains in Historical Contexts in the City of Córdoba, Argentina, in the Nineteenth Century; Cambridge University Press; Latin American Antiquity; 33; 2; 10-2021; 395-407
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