Pre-Columbian Treponematosis in Cuba

Abstract

A revision is carried out about infection by Treponema Pallidum the syphilis agent ,in Cuban aborigines,with a discussion over its presence in the Island,during a stage presumibly before the year 3000 B:C,taking into consideration the antiquity of the dated rests (residues) and the cultural contexts to whom these are associated.It is presumed that the entity was presented in its endemic variant and not under the venerean or congenital ways.The most affected populations were those from the Cuban Mesolithic period, lacking the reports withim the studied material that reach the subjects who were located within the Neolothic from the country's western region,a detail that contrascts with Luna Calderon findings in La Española.In addition,the possible migration ways from the pathologic entity to Cuba are reviewed,excluding the north-outh route since the rest data with evidence of American aborigine treponematosis do not reach remote dates as the ones noted in Cuba.In ists place,the south-north route is established from the continent to the island,without crossing,during this stage,the Arch of Antilles.In this study,bone sequelae characteristcs are presented and also differential elements with other infectious noxae in natives.