Malaria in Al-Andalus: from written medical sources to a proposal for paleoparasitological study
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https://doi.org/10.17561/aytm.v33.9698Keywords:
Malaria, Paludism, Written sources, Paleoparasitology, Al-AndalusAbstract
Malaria, also known as paludism, is a parasitic disease caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium and transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito. It is notable for its high morbimortality and its importance throughout human history.
References to this parasitosis can be traced in contemporary sources, especially in ancient medical texts. In Al-Andalus, where medical knowledge became influenced by Greco-Latin and Oriental writings, descriptions of symptoms indicate the presence of malaria in populations of the Iberian Peninsula.
This study reviews possible evidence of malaria in medical texts from Al-Andalus and presents a novel proposal for paleoparasitological studies in areas especially susceptible to the presence of these parasites in this culture.
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