Leprosy has afflicted humanity since time immemorial. At one time it affected every continent and left behind a terrible image in the history and memory of mankind of mutilation, rejection and exclusion from society. Leprosy or Hansen's disease is one of the oldest diseases of mankind. It is an infectious disease spread throughout the world, caused by a rod-shaped bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae. Neither the route of infection, nor the reservoirs, nor the vectors capable of transmitting it are known. It is assumed that the most probable form of contagion is prolonged and intimate contact with...

A retrospective descriptive observational study was carried out with the objective of determining the behavior of High Digestive Bleeding in the municipality of Ciego de Avila, in the period from January 2008 to January 2009. All the Clinical Histories of all the patients older than 15 years old admitted to the Antonio Luaces Iraola Hospital were reviewed, being the Universe and the Sample conformed by 109 cases. The incidence was 95.22 per 100,000 inhabitants per year, more frequent in males and in those over 60 years old. The most associated risk factors were smoking, consumption of...

Infections of the Central Nervous System caused by bacteria are a major health problem in all regions of the world and represent a challenge for the attending physician, who needs the close cooperation of the microbiologist and the epidemiologist for a correct individual management, basic for a satisfactory prognosis. On the other hand, the sudden onset of symptoms and a fatal outcome in a few hours, or the permanence of terrible sequelae cause these diseases to have a great social impact, which makes the population demand prevention or control measures to protect them, not existing for many...