Resumo

VIDAL LEDO, María; BORROTO CRUZ, Eugenio Radamés  e  DELGADO GARCIA, Gregorio. El caduceo de la Medicina, símbolo distintivo y emblema oficial de la Salud Pública cubana. Educ Med Super [online]. 2004, vol.18, n.2, pp. 1-1. ISSN 0864-2141.

The historical development of the symbols used to represent Medicine in its social practice is analyzed. Reference is made to 2 symbols used: Mercury and Aesculapius. The relevancy of the Aesculapius symbol to represent the social character of the Cuban Medicine is proved.

Palavras-chave : CADUCEUS; SYMBOL OF MEDICINE; AESCULAPIUS; MERCURY.