El tifo es ocasionado por una bacteria denominada Rickettsia, de la cual existen diferentes especies en el mundo que dan nombre y clasificación al tifo. Dentro de la cepas hay el tipo clásico llamado también epidémico, exantemático o europeo -transmitido por el Piojo blanco que al picar al ser humano este se rasca y se produce heridas por las que penetran las heces infectadas donde se localizan las riquestesias del tipo prowasekii

After two decades of availability of antiretroviral therapy, the prognosis of HIV-infected patients has changed dramatically. The curse of this infection has changed from a rapidly fatal infection to a more manageable, chronic infection with an almost normal life span. This has led to a dramatic reduction in the mortality rate related to HIV in countries where antiretroviral therapy is widely available. With incidence rates stable or increasing and lower mortality, the prevalence of this infection is increasing. This fact increases the chances of non-specialist physicians to encounter HIV infected patients in their practice. That is why this revision is directed to the non-specialist physician and its objective is to update their knowledge in the complex area of the management of HIV therapy. This is a broad but superficial revision of the current status of the management of HIV infectio...

After two decades of availability of antiretroviral therapy, the prognosis of HIV-infected patients has changed dramatically. The curse of this infection has changed from a rapidly fatal infection to a more manageable, chronic infection with an almost normal life span. This has led to a dramatic reduction in the mortality rate related to HIV in countries where antiretroviral therapy is widely available. With incidence rates stable or increasing and lower mortality, the prevalence of this infection is increasing. This fact increases the chances of non-specialist physicians to encounter HIV infected patients in their practice. That is why this revision is directed to the non-specialist physician and its objective is to update their knowledge in the complex area of the management of HIV therapy. This is a broad but superficial revision of the current status of the management of HIV infectio...

Objectives: To know the features of medicine internship in the main hospitals directed by the Ministry of Health (MINSA) and Peruvian Social Security (EsSalud) in La Libertad, Trujillo.   Material and Method: We performed a cross sectional study in a sample of 80 internal medicine Hospital Trujillo - La Libertad during the months of July-August 2010, using as the survey study "Characteristics of Medicine Internship in Peru, 2010 ". Descriptive statistics with absolute and relative frequencies.   Results: Eighty medicine interns were interviewed, 61,2% (49) were male and 38.8 (31) were female, and their ages were between 23 and 27 years. Forty percent had training about biosafety; however, none received any technical documents regarding this topic. Some interns declared they had an insurance policy for working place-related accidents and adequate places for rest (...

Objectives: To know the features of medicine internship in the main hospitals directed by the Ministry of Health (MINSA) and Peruvian Social Security (EsSalud) in La Libertad, Trujillo.   Material and Method: We performed a cross sectional study in a sample of 80 internal medicine Hospital Trujillo - La Libertad during the months of July-August 2010, using as the survey study "Characteristics of Medicine Internship in Peru, 2010 ". Descriptive statistics with absolute and relative frequencies.   Results: Eighty medicine interns were interviewed, 61,2% (49) were male and 38.8 (31) were female, and their ages were between 23 and 27 years. Forty percent had training about biosafety; however, none received any technical documents regarding this topic. Some interns declared they had an insurance policy for working place-related accidents and adequate places for rest (...