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English to Spanish: TUBERCULOSIS IN A PRE-COLUMBIAN PERUVIAN MUMMY General field: Science Detailed field: Anthropology
Source text - English We review the case of an adult male from the Nasca culture who lived in southern Perú about 900 A.D. (Code 67466, National Museum in Lima). Four diagnostic levels support its diagnosis of pleuro-pulmonar and osseous tuberculosis: anatomo-radiological, bacteriological, molecular, and paleoepidemiological. To the present, the most definite cases of pre-Columbian tuberculosis in the Americas proceed from coastal southern Perú and northern Chile, where five out of approximately 1000 mummies studied by different authors have been clearly diagnosed with Pott's disease. Today, this disease reflects ± 1% of all tuberculosis cases. Appropriate calculations permit us to estimate a high prevalence of tuberculosis in this area during pre-Columbian times. We postulate that tuberculosis has existed in this area since the Early Intermediate period, and had pandemic levels around 900 A.D.
Translation - Spanish Revisamos el caso de un adulto de sexo masculino de la cultura nazca, que vivió en la zona sur de Perú alrededor del año 900 DC (código 67466, Museo Nacional, Lima). Cuatro niveles respaldan su diagnóstico de tuberculosis ósea y pleuro-pulmonar: El anátomo- radiológico, bacteriológico, molecular y paleoepidemiológico. Hasta ahora, los casos más concluyentes de tuberculosis precolombina en América provienen de la costa sur de Perú y del norte de Chile, donde cinco de aproximadamente 1000 momias estudiadas por diversos autores han sido claramente diagnosticadas con el mal de Pott. En la actualidad, esta enfermedad representa ± 1% de todos los casos de tuberculosis. Algunos cálculos adecuados nos permiten evidenciar una alta prevalencia de tuberculosis en esta área durante la época precolombina. Nosotros postulamos que la tuberculosis ha existido en esta región desde principios del período intermedio y alcanzó ribetes de pandemia alrededor del año 900 DC.
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Graduate diploma - Universidad de Concepción
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Years of experience: 20. Registered at ProZ.com: Mar 2011.
English to Spanish (Translation degree Universidad de Concepcion, Chil) German to Spanish (Translation degree Universidad de Concepcion, Chil)
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English, German, Spanish Translator
My name is Carolina Hernández. I am a professional English, German and Spanish translator and I have 13 years experience working as a translator in Chile and teaching translation at university. I am a hard working person. I take all my translation projects very serously, and my work is reliable and diligent. I always do my best in order to achieve my goals.
I have worked as a tour guide in Patagonia. For this reason I have a vast experience in subjects like tourism, history, geography, glaciology, natural resources, archaeology, architecture, among others.
I have also translated texts of engineering, medicine, agriculture, health and safety, pedagogy, etc. I also have expertise in the use of e-learning and e-commerce platforms. I have a Master in Terminology and a Diploma in Higher Education I can use microsoft word, power point, excel, trados, passolo, multiterm etc.
