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Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
2008
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- La vida sobre los Andes y el mal de montañas crónico Carlos Monge M. Medicina Since prehistoric time, human life flourished in the high plateaus of South America (at 185 mm. of pressure). The author states the general, as well as the particular differences between the inhabitants of the coast (who always live at sea level), and those newly arrived to high altitudes, as well as those completely acclimated there. He briefly reviews his own work on the subject, and that of other Peruvian and foreign authors. He concludes that the Andean man, has all the characteristics of an athlete, and much of the qualities we require of apilot, especially one who flies in high altitudes. Acclimatized people and animals, are 100% reproductive where as newcomers are ocassionally sterile. From the human and industrial standpoint, this fact is of the greatest significance. The characteristic biological qualities of the acclimatized man, influence to the highest degree his social behavior. The author cites historic sources which bear on this point of view. He discusses a special climato-physiologicvariety of human race. Concerning Chronic Mountain Sickness. the author is convinced that it is due to loss of acclimatization. A man who climbs to high altitudes, some times suffers from a lack of ability to adapt qimself, in which various transition forms are noticeable; that is Acute. Subacute and Chronic Mountain Sickness. Adaptation is a malady. Thecure, is of course, acclimatization. When acclimatization does not occur, we have Chronc Mountain Sickness. This is also found among native population, when, in isolated cases, they lose their accIimatization. Their symptoms correspond to those of Vaquez- Osler disease. The author describes certain forms of hematic, respiratory, circulatory, and nervous predominance, all of which he analyzes. The cases mentioned, recover when the patient descends to lower altitudes or to sea level. The question discussed is a cIimatopathologic variety of a disease found in man, as well as in animals 2008 artículo científico 1025-5583 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37912418005 es http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=379 Anales de la Facultad de Medicina application/pdf Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Anales de la Facultad de Medicina (Perú) Num.2 Vol.69