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Lección 10
Exploración

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Palabras clave
dengue / dengue fever
medicina verde
Pedrito Jaramillo
Tityus envenenamiento / Tityus sting
vacunas / vaccines

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In the Exploración section in your textbook on page 243, you learned about medicine in Hispanic countries. Use the Internet to find out more about la medicina en los países hispanos by completing the following items.
  1. In Cuba, what does the term medicina verde mean?
    green medicine
    herbal medicine
    American medicine
    penicillin

  2. Which vacunas (vaccines) are recommended by American healthcare professionals if you plan to visit tropical South America for more than six months?



  3. Who was Pedrito Jaramillo?



  4. What symptoms can you expect if stung by a Tityus discrepans scorpion in Venezuela? How will you most likely be treated?



  5. In what areas of Spanish-speaking Latin America is dengue fever a risk?
    in mountainous areas
    in tropical and subtropical regions
    near lakes and rivers
    in large cities

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