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Semina morbi o semillas de enfermedad / Semina morbi or seeds of disease
Osorio-Abarzúa, Carlos G.
  • Osorio-Abarzúa, Carlos G; Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas. Santiago. CL
Rev. chil. infectol ; 39(1): 73-77, feb. 2022. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1388335
RESUMEN
Resumen Ya en la antigüedad existía la idea de que pequeñísimos animales o insectos podían causar enfermedades al ser ingeridos o respirados. En forma paralela, varios filósofos desarrollaron el concepto de semillas para explicar la composición del mundo. Ambos conceptos fueron amalgamados en la genial idea de semillas de enfermedad que fue difundida en el célebre poema del filósofo epicúreo Lucrecio denominado "De rerum natura" o "Sobre la naturaleza de las cosas". La idea fue refinada en el Renacimiento por el destacado médico renacentista Gerónimo Fracastorius con sus famosas semina morbi (semillas de enfermedad) que explicaban el contagio. La teoría germinal de los microbios del s. XIX no hizo más que adjudicarle a esta idea ya milenaria un substrato material.
ABSTRACT
Abstract Already in ancient times there was the idea that tiny animals or insects could cause diseases when ingested or breathed. In parallel, several philosophers developed the concept of seeds to explain the composition of the world. Both concepts were amalgamated in the brilliant idea of seeds of disease that was spread in the famous poem "De rerum natura" by the Epicurean philosopher Lucretius. The idea was refined in the Renaissance by the prominent physician Girolamo Fracastorius with his famous semina morbi (seeds of disease) that explained contagion. The germinal theory of microbes of the s. XIX did nothing more than assign to this already millenary idea a material substratum.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Physicians / Microbiology Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. infectol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2022 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Chile/CL

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Physicians / Microbiology Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. infectol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2022 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Chile/CL