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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1727-897X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MediSur]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medisur]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1727-897X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos, Centro Provincial de Ciencias Médicas, Provincia de Cienfuegos.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1727-897X2022000601027</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Vara de Esculapio, símbolo internacional de la medicina]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Rod of Asclepius, international symbol of medicine]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sosa Osorio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto Antonio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Taillacq Suárez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Laura]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alcaide Guardado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yuleydi]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>20</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>1027</fpage>
<lpage>1039</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1727-897X2022000601027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1727-897X2022000601027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1727-897X2022000601027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Los símbolos constituyen una de las formas de lenguaje más antiguas y la medicina, desde tiempos remotos, ha estado representada por varios de ellos. Dos de los más empleados han sido la vara de Esculapio y el caduceo de Hermes, este último de forma incorrecta. El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo argumentar por qué la vara de Esculapio es considerada el símbolo internacional de la medicina. Para ello se consultó un total de 14 fuentes bibliográficas. Se concluyó que estos símbolos representan a dos sectores o profesiones totalmente diferentes. El trabajo pone de relieve la importancia de conocer sobre el símbolo de la medicina, por el mensaje humano y ético que ha portado con el paso de los años.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Symbols are one of the oldest forms of language and medicine, since ancient times, has been represented by several of them. Two of the most used have been the rod of Aesculapius and the caduceus of Hermes, the latter incorrectly. The objective of this work was to argue why the rod of Aesculapius is considered the international symbol of medicine. Historical-logical, analytical-synthetic and deductive-inductive were used as theoretical methods, and content analysis and source triangulation as empirical methods. For this, a total of 14 bibliographic sources were consulted. It was concluded that these symbols represent two totally different sectors or professions. The work highlights the importance of knowing about the symbol of medicine, for the human and ethical message that it has carried over the years.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[simbolismo]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[historia de la medicina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[symbolism]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[emblems and insignia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[history of medicine]]></kwd>
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