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<journal-id>1028-9933</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Información Científica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. inf. cient.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1028-9933</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Guantánamo]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1028-99332019000600721</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El parasitismo en películas de ciencia ficción y su empleo como herramienta para el control de las enfermedades parasitarias]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Parasitism in science fiction films and their use as a tool for the control of parasitic diseases]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Parasitismo em filmes de ficção científica e sua utilização como ferramenta para o controle de doenças parasitárias]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bastidas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gilberto Antonio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Malave]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bastidas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Carabobo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Estado Carabobo]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>98</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>721</fpage>
<lpage>733</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1028-99332019000600721&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1028-99332019000600721&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1028-99332019000600721&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: Las enfermedades parasitarias constituyen un importante problema de salud pública por su elevada morbilidad, mortalidad y potencial incapacitante en el ser humano y por su difícil control dado los variados y complicados ciclos de vida.  Objetivo:  Presentar una reflexión desde la perspectiva técnica-científica de la aplicabilidad como material para guiones de película de ciencia ficción, de las características biológicas de varios parásitos que afectan al ser humano y a los animales con el fin de disminuir o atenuar el problema sanitario que para la salud pública representan los mismos.  Método:  Estudio basado en el examen de una película de ciencia ficción y en la revisión documental sobre relaciones parasitarias con base en el análisis-sintético, la inducción-deducción, la observación y el enfoque sistémico.  Resultados:  Del análisis se desprenden los siguientes aspectos: el parasitismo en la ciencia ficción y el parásito como manipulador de la conducta del hospedador.  Conclusiones:  Algunas películas de ciencia ficción se centran de forma no intencional en las relaciones entre parásito y hospedador, pues hacen evidente la manipulación parasitaria de la conducta del hospedador en busca de incrementar su transmisión, por tanto, las películas pueden constituirse en un elemento importante de los programas educativos de control, se refuerza así el papel del cine como medio audiovisual para el éxito de los planes de salud.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Parasitic diseases constitute an important public health problem due to their high morbidity, mortality and disabling potential in humans and because of their difficult control given the varied and complicated life cycles.  Objective:  To present a reflection from the technical-scientific perspective of the applicability as material for sci-fi movie scripts, of the biological characteristics of several parasites that affect humans and animals in order to reduce or mitigate the health problem that for public health they represent the same.  Method:  Study based on the examination of a science fiction film and the documentary review on parasitic relationships based on synthetic-analysis, induction-deduction, observation and systemic approach.  Results:  The following aspects emerge from the analysis: parasitism in science fiction and the parasite as a manipulator of host behavior.  Conclusions:  Some science fiction films focus unintentionally on the relations between parasite and host, as they make evident the parasitic manipulation of the host's behavior in search of increasing its transmission, therefore, the films can become an important element of the educational control programs, the role of cinema as an audiovisual medium for the success of health plans is reinforced.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO  Introdução:  As doenças parasitárias constituem um importante problema de saúde pública devido à sua alta morbidade, mortalidade e potencial incapacitante em seres humanos e devido ao seu difícil controle devido aos variados e complicados ciclos de vida.  Objetivo:  Apresentar uma reflexão, do ponto de vista técnico-científico, da aplicabilidade como material para roteiros de ficção científica, das características biológicas de vários parasitas que afetam seres humanos e animais, a fim de reduzir ou mitigar o problema de saúde que para a saúde pública, eles representam o mesmo.  Método:  Estudo baseado no exame de um filme de ficção científica e na revisão documental sobre relações parasitárias baseadas em análise sintética, indução-dedução, observação e abordagem sistêmica.  Resultados:  Emergem da análise os seguintes aspectos: parasitismo na ficção científica e o parasita como manipulador do comportamento do hospedeiro.  Conclusões:  Alguns filmes de ficção científica enfocam involuntariamente as relações entre parasita e hospedeiro, pois evidenciam a manipulação parasitária do comportamento do hospedeiro em busca de aumentar sua transmissão, portanto, os filmes podem se tornar um elemento importante dos programas de controle educacional, reforça-se o papel do cinema como meio audiovisual para o sucesso dos planos de saúde.]]></p></abstract>
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