CUCARACHAS: BIOLOGÍA E IMPORTANCIA EN SALUD PÚBLICA

Authors

  • Gustavo Ponce Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)
  • Pedro C. Cantú Facultad de Salud Pública y Nutrición (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)
  • Adriana Flores Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)
  • Mohamed Badii Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)
  • Artemio Barragán Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)
  • Raúl Zapata Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)
  • Ildefonso Fernández Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)

Abstract

Las cucarachas pertenecen a uno de los grupos de insectos mejor conocidos y más antiguos; los organismos pertenecientes a este grupo, tienen la característica de adaptarse a una gran variedad de hábitat. Presentan una gran variedad de formas, tamaños, colores y hábitat en los que subsisten, siendo solo unas cuantas las que representan importancia en salud pública; en la actualidad se conocen alrededor de 45 patógenos que pueden transmitir de manera mecánica y natural, principalmente bacterias, hongos protozoarios, helmintos y virus. Mostrándolos como un riesgo para salud pública en las colectividades humanas.


Palabras claves: cucarachas, vectores, salud pública   

cockrach, vector, public health

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2005-10-10

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Ponce, G., Cantú, P. C., Flores, A., Badii, M., Barragán, A., Zapata, R., & Fernández, I. (2005). CUCARACHAS: BIOLOGÍA E IMPORTANCIA EN SALUD PÚBLICA. RESPYN Revista Salud Pública Y Nutrición, 6(3). Retrieved from https://respyn.uanl.mx/index.php/respyn/article/view/152

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Vol. 6 No. 3 (2005): JUL-SEP 2005

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