Abstract

HERNANDEZ-SOLIS, Alejandro; VELAZQUEZ-SAMANO, Guillermo  and  CICERO-SABIDO, Raúl. A brief review of respiratory diseases in pre-Hispanic times in Mexico. Rev. alerg. Méx. [online]. 2020, vol.67, n.3, pp.305-308.  Epub June 02, 2021. ISSN 2448-9190.  https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v67i3.793.

It is known that, in ancient Mexico, diseases of the respiratory system were a major cause of death in the population. Severe epidemics in the XVI century ravaged and killed nine out of ten indigenous persons. Pre-Hispanic physicians served as medical sorcerers and dealt with the physical and spiritual diseases that afflicted the population. Important medical knowledge pertaining to each culture has been identified; this knowledge explained the diseases depending on the religious beliefs of each culture, and it tried to solve the health problems that afflicted the population at that time.

Keywords : Pre-Hispanic physician; Epidemic; Respiratory system; Badianus Codex; Aztec society.