Insights from paleomicrobiology into the indigenous peoples of pre-colonial America - A Review

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Autor(a) principal: Darling,Millie I
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Donoghue,Helen D
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Texto Completo: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000200131
Resumo: This review investigates ancient infectious diseases in the Americas dated to the pre-colonial period and considers what these findings can tell us about the history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. It gives an overview, but focuses on four microbial pathogens from this period: Helicobacter pylori, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Trypanosoma cruzi and Coccidioides immitis, which cause stomach ulceration and gastric cancer, tuberculosis, Chagas disease and valley fever, respectively. These pathogens were selected as H. pylori can give insight into ancient human migrations into the Americas, M. tuberculosis is associated with population density and urban development, T. cruzi can elucidate human living conditions and C. immitis can indicate agricultural development. A range of methods are used to diagnose infectious disease in ancient human remains, with DNA analysis by polymerase chain reaction one of the most reliable, provided strict precautions are taken against cross contamination. The review concludes with a brief summary of the changes that took place after European exploration and colonisation.
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spelling Insights from paleomicrobiology into the indigenous peoples of pre-colonial America - A Reviewancient DNAHelicobacter pyloriMycobacterium tuberculosisTrypanosoma cruziCoccidioides immitisThis review investigates ancient infectious diseases in the Americas dated to the pre-colonial period and considers what these findings can tell us about the history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. It gives an overview, but focuses on four microbial pathogens from this period: Helicobacter pylori, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Trypanosoma cruzi and Coccidioides immitis, which cause stomach ulceration and gastric cancer, tuberculosis, Chagas disease and valley fever, respectively. These pathogens were selected as H. pylori can give insight into ancient human migrations into the Americas, M. tuberculosis is associated with population density and urban development, T. cruzi can elucidate human living conditions and C. immitis can indicate agricultural development. A range of methods are used to diagnose infectious disease in ancient human remains, with DNA analysis by polymerase chain reaction one of the most reliable, provided strict precautions are taken against cross contamination. The review concludes with a brief summary of the changes that took place after European exploration and colonisation.Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde2014-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000200131Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.109 n.2 2014reponame:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruzinstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruzinstacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/0074-0276140589info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessDarling,Millie IDonoghue,Helen Deng2020-04-25T17:51:39Zhttp://www.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php0074-02761678-8060opendoar:null2020-04-26 02:19:27.235Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fundação Oswaldo Cruztrue
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Insights from paleomicrobiology into the indigenous peoples of pre-colonial America - A Review
title Insights from paleomicrobiology into the indigenous peoples of pre-colonial America - A Review
spellingShingle Insights from paleomicrobiology into the indigenous peoples of pre-colonial America - A Review
Darling,Millie I
ancient DNA
Helicobacter pylori
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Trypanosoma cruzi
Coccidioides immitis
title_short Insights from paleomicrobiology into the indigenous peoples of pre-colonial America - A Review
title_full Insights from paleomicrobiology into the indigenous peoples of pre-colonial America - A Review
title_fullStr Insights from paleomicrobiology into the indigenous peoples of pre-colonial America - A Review
title_full_unstemmed Insights from paleomicrobiology into the indigenous peoples of pre-colonial America - A Review
title_sort Insights from paleomicrobiology into the indigenous peoples of pre-colonial America - A Review
author Darling,Millie I
author_facet Darling,Millie I
Donoghue,Helen D
author_role author
author2 Donoghue,Helen D
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Darling,Millie I
Donoghue,Helen D
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv ancient DNA
Helicobacter pylori
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Trypanosoma cruzi
Coccidioides immitis
topic ancient DNA
Helicobacter pylori
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Trypanosoma cruzi
Coccidioides immitis
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This review investigates ancient infectious diseases in the Americas dated to the pre-colonial period and considers what these findings can tell us about the history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. It gives an overview, but focuses on four microbial pathogens from this period: Helicobacter pylori, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Trypanosoma cruzi and Coccidioides immitis, which cause stomach ulceration and gastric cancer, tuberculosis, Chagas disease and valley fever, respectively. These pathogens were selected as H. pylori can give insight into ancient human migrations into the Americas, M. tuberculosis is associated with population density and urban development, T. cruzi can elucidate human living conditions and C. immitis can indicate agricultural development. A range of methods are used to diagnose infectious disease in ancient human remains, with DNA analysis by polymerase chain reaction one of the most reliable, provided strict precautions are taken against cross contamination. The review concludes with a brief summary of the changes that took place after European exploration and colonisation.
description This review investigates ancient infectious diseases in the Americas dated to the pre-colonial period and considers what these findings can tell us about the history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. It gives an overview, but focuses on four microbial pathogens from this period: Helicobacter pylori, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Trypanosoma cruzi and Coccidioides immitis, which cause stomach ulceration and gastric cancer, tuberculosis, Chagas disease and valley fever, respectively. These pathogens were selected as H. pylori can give insight into ancient human migrations into the Americas, M. tuberculosis is associated with population density and urban development, T. cruzi can elucidate human living conditions and C. immitis can indicate agricultural development. A range of methods are used to diagnose infectious disease in ancient human remains, with DNA analysis by polymerase chain reaction one of the most reliable, provided strict precautions are taken against cross contamination. The review concludes with a brief summary of the changes that took place after European exploration and colonisation.
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