17 research outputs found
The transmission of dengue fever in Puerto Rico : an epidemiologic approach using a Geographic Information System /
No full textShipping list no.: 99-0048-P.Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-47).Mode of access: Internet
HIV-Testing Practices and a History of Substance Use among Women Living in Public Housing in Puerto Rico
No full textAssessing the willingness of community pharmacists to test–treat–immunize during the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico
No full textCultural Tailoring and Feasibility Assessment of a Sexual Health Middle School Curriculum: A Pilot Test in Puerto Rico
No full textHIV Infection and AIDS among Women: Impact on Hispanic Women and Children Residing in the United States
No full textThe emergence of Chikungunya and Zika Viruses in the Americas
No full textMinistério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fort Collins, CO, United States.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fort Collins, CO, United States.In the past centuries, especially during and immediately after the discovery of the American continent by Europeans (Portuguese and Spanish), during the colonization, the presence and emergence of both known and previously unknown pathogens in the New World was frequently described. Indeed, several important diseases were “transferred” from the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa) to the Americas, among them being measles, rubella, smallpox, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, leprosy, schistosomiasis, and yellow fever. Air-borne diseases, such as tuberculosis, measles, smallpox, and others, were established in the New World brought by the European colonizers, and as happened in all countries, in Brazil these diseases were responsible for the almost complete annihilation of the pre-Colombian civilization
