As doctors with extensive experience in medical practice, we want to suggest the following initial treatment with the aim of trying to stop, the progression of the Coronavirus.
Currently, as we are all in quarantine, we can still catch a cold as usual. Nevertheless, if fever, body aches, and especially dry cough appear, we recommend the prompt application of the following treatment:
Pour some water in a saucepan, the smaller the better, pour until the water reaches about 1/5 cm high. Once the water boils, add 2 or 3 drops of IODINE. It can be bought at a pharmacy. By covering the top of your head with a towel, approach the pot taking care of not getting too close in order to avoid burning yourself and take slow deep breaths through your mouth, alternating with inspirations through your nose. Repeat the procedure several times in order to fill your respiratory tract with the iodine.
If you already feel the first symptoms, this can be practiced 2-3 times a day for about 2 minutes. You can also add about 2 leaves of Eucalyptus and/or chamomile flowers and continue another 2 minutes breathing deeply.
These home remedies have been very efficient in treating respiratory diseases for a long time.
IODINE is a formidable disinfectant and also an excellent mucolytic.
Eucalyptus has antibacterial properties and is also a perfume. It also has flavonoids (anti-oxidants) and tannins (anti-inflammatory).
Chamomile has anti-inflammatory properties.
At IPPA we used large vaporizing equipment that the late Prof. Dr. Gustavo Zubieta-Castillo (Sr) named “Thermo Fog”, which used a venturi tube to introduce the medicine in the vaporizer. There are also currently small commercial vaporizers that could be used in this way. But the use of the pot as described above, allows anyone with limited resources to receive this treatment.
The important thing is that this technique be applied when presenting any of the first symptoms of fever, malaise, body aches and especially cough.
We also recommend this to be done as soon as you come back home after going out in the quarantine, and after washing your hands as well as taking care of all the contaminated things you were carrying.
This technique could allow us in many cases, (although not in all) to slow down the progress of this terrible disease when it is still in the throat, trachea, bronchi and thus alleviate the overload of hospitals, which can be exceeded, as it is happening in many countries. The Bolivian Government has acted quickly, decreeing quarantine, which has allowed the level of infections to be non-explosive and Google has ranked us top in the quarantine application.
Be aware that some people can be allergic to iodine and should avoid it, but luckily there are not too many. It is important to note that for those with doubts, SENSITIVITY TO IODINE should first be tested with a drop of iodine placed on the mucosae or the skin on the interior of the mouth (pull out upper lip). If no reactions appear after 30 mins, the procedure is safe to carry out.
We make this medical recommendation in order to help the Bolivian population. A Bolivian woman in Spain reported on WhatsApp that this treatment helped her a lot to cope with her Coronavirus disease. Of course she is a young person, but she reported that it helped her breathe at the stage when there was already serious lung compromise. She was examined in a hospital but was sent to her home, where she achieved her full recovery. She did not use Iodine.
There is no scientific proof of the effectiveness of this procedure, however, centuries of experience treating colds, have taught us that it may have a favorable effect. Furthermore, since Coronavirus has a predilection for the alveolar cells, this seems a rational targeting strategy.
There are also other interesting factors that have been published on April 5, 2020 in the digital Bolivian newspaper La Razón. This article is about the wonderful protective effect of Ultra-Violet radiation in high-altitude cities in relation to the Coronavirus.
The concept about hypoxia is always negative. The problem is that it is a biased opinion. There is a constant search for the deleterious effects of hypoxia. However, several adaptation mechanisms are misinterpreted as being a negative response, when they are actually an extraordinary positive effect.
We have to remark once more: Humans live longer at high altitude !!!
We have just heard of a lady that is 117 years old that was born in Potosi at 3850mm and now lives in Cochabamba 2500m.
117 year old lady currently living in Cochabamba, Bolivia 2500m of altitude.
She was born on Oct 28, 1900 in San Pedro de Buena Vista Potosi, Bolivia at 3850m of altitude. According to the US Gerontology Research group – that documents the oldest people on the planet- the bolivian Julia Flores would be the oldest woman alive since she is 6 months older than the japonesa Chiyo Miyako, born on May 2 1901. Please read the article on Newspaper Pagina 7 here.
Come join us to discuss these and other ChronicHypoxia interesting aspects.
After 6 successful ChronicHypoxiaSymposiums (5 held in Bolivia and 1 in India) we invite you to join us and participate in the forthcoming, exciting:
7thChronicHypoxiaSymposium
February 23- March 2, 2019
Dedicated to the late extraordinary Danish Physiologist Poul-Erik Paulev
Poul-Erik Paulev, Ole Siggard-Andersen and Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja at the University of Copenhagen 2005
Mark your calendar!
This year we will also attend the Carnaval in Oruro 3800m. We want to show you how people dance with great energy over several kilometers and some carrying heavy 20 kilogram outfits. No one worries about hypoxia. As affirmed in our publications: The best way to defeat hypoxia is a timely exposure to chronic hypoxia
This time we were in the wonderful USA, to give talks about our scientific experience in chronic hypoxia. It was a splendid and unique experience.
We started with a talk at the National Institutes of Health in Washington. Another in Pennsylvania for the local Geriatrics Society. The next at the Center for Space and Planetary and Sciences in the University of Arkansas.
The last talk was at Tulane Medical School in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Our new building located in Av. Copacabana Prolongacion #55 is now the center hub connecting the north and south networks with two Telepheric stations (a few steps away). You will now be able to go anywhere in La Paz in this “aerial metro”, enjoying incredible sightings at high altitude.
The yellow telepheric going down from El Alto where the airport is located.
Grand Chronic Hypoxia Tour throughout India July 2016 in the city of Kolar
In this series of consecutive blogs, you can read about this outstanding scientific tour. Each blog is dedicated to one city and one scientific concept presented in the conference “Extraordinary Adaptation to Chronic Hypoxia and Life at High Altitude”
The trip to Kolar was very pleasant as Prof. Thuppil Venkatesh and myself were picked up from Bangalore in a very nice car from the SDUAHER University.
Dr. K.N. Shashidhar Welcomes Prof. Dr. Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja and Dr. Thuppil Venkatesh.
Dr. K.N. Shashidhar Professor and HOD Biochemistry, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy Of Higher Education and Research.
Sitting : Left to right; Prof. (Dr) Raghuveer, Hon. Vice Chancellor,Sri Devaraj Urs Academy Of Higher Education and Research, Dr Tuppil Venkatesh, Yourself, Prof. (Dr) AVM Kutty, Registrar,Sri Devaraj Urs Academy Of Higher Education and Research, Myself; Dr Shashidhar Professor and HOD Biochemistry, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy Of Higher Education and ResearchLeft to Right: Prof. K.N.Shashidhar , Prof. (Dr) Raghuveer and Prof. Dr. Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja heading to the conference auditorium.The sign announcing the conference.Prof. K.N. Shashidhar introducing Prof. Dr. Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja’s conferenceProf. Dr. Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja giving his conference on Chronic Hypoxia.Dr. Anantha Bhattacharya, Assistant Prof. preventive and Social Medicine, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy Of Higher Education and Research handing a post conference beautiful gift..A group photo after the conference with some of the faculty of Sri Devaraj Urs Academy Of Higher Education and Research.Prof. Dr. Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja, Prof. (Dr) Raghuveer, Hon. Vice Chancellor, Prof. (Dr) AVM Kutty, Registrar, Prof. Thuppil Venkatesh and Prof. K.N. Shashidhar
I left with a very good impression of the quality of SDUAHER University in Kolar.
Grand Chronic Hypoxia Tour throughout India July 2016 in the city of Bangalore last stop
In this series of consecutive blogs, you can read about this outstanding scientific tour. Each blog is dedicated to one city and one scientific concept presented in the conference “Extraordinary Adaptation to Chronic Hypoxia and Life at High Altitude”.
Prof. Dr. Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja giving his talk. at the Century ClubTouching the aspect of Adaptation to life at the hypoxic levels of Mt. Everest.
Group photo at the Century Club conference.
A visit to the house of K. Raghunath, where we met his beautiful family and he honored us by playing 4 pieces in violin with his son accompanying him with a harmonica. The Indian music was such a great delight that it still resonates in our minds.
At K. Raghunath’s house where we heard the most beautiful Indian music.
A camel ride !!!
The end of this fantastic scientific and cultural voyage throughout Incredible India. Thank you very much, from the deepest of our hearts, as Bolivians for all your kindness and generosity, that are a true example to the world!!
Por la Sociedad de Cirugia Cardio-Vascular y Toraxica y la Sociedad Boliviana de Pediatria en la cena de clausura de su 2do congreso de Cardiologia Pediatrica y XVII Congreso Boliviano de Cirugia Toracica Cardiaca y Vascular.
We will be hosting the V Chronic Hypoxia Symposium in Bolivia this October 6-11, 2014. Several outstanding scientists from around the globe will join us to discuss tolerance to hypoxia, and other aspects of hypoxia. Among them we have Jan Marino Ramirez, Robert Naejle, Frantisek Kolar, S.V Srikrishna, Wolfgang Jelkmann, Thuppil Venkatesh, Praveen Sharma, Jain Neera, and several other outstanding scientists. The setting is an itinerant symposium where we will carry out the conferences at different altitudes. If interested, please let us know. Our philosophy is that everyone can participate openly. Some months prior to the meeting we will post some questions regarding our themes at ResearchGate.net in order to carry out and develop a virtual discussion that will end at the meeting itself. All participants will be invited to post questions here (if they wish), prior to their presentation here in La Paz. This will certainly focus all of us on our subjects of interest in a dynamic way.
http://www/zuniv.net/symposium5
Este articulo fué originalmente publicado en Rinconete, in extenso el 7 de marzo del 2003, pero actualmente solo se encuentra un par de paragrafos en ese website.
El uso instintivo de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra de la curva normal de Gauss
No parece extraño, ni sorprende, que uno intuitivamente perciba la relación que existe entre las matemáticas, la literatura y el arte. Cuando el escritor emplea el acento en una letra, está introduciendo en el lenguaje una medida de aumento de la intensidad en la forma de pronunciar una vocal; de manera que la ortografía, obedece a reglas matemáticas, de la misma manera que la teoría de la música, para la ejecución correcta de los sonidos en un instrumento musical.
Cuando el humano habla, y la emisión de los sonidos es válida para todos los seres , utiliza un instrumento musical constituido por tejidos orgánicos: la laringe. En la capacidad física de la “calidad” e intensidad del sonido, se funda la clasificación y subdivisión de la voz humana: aguda y grave. Femeninas : soprano, mezzo soprano, contralto, y en masculinas: tenor, barítono y bajo. Todos los fenómenos de naturaleza física son susceptibles de medirse y también los psíquicos. Se puede decir: que no hay fenómeno en el universo, cuyo estudio no lleve a la conclusión, de que exista una intima correlación de unos con otros de diferente naturaleza.
Siendo la literatura la expresión de un conjunto de conocimientos asociados al lenguaje, no puede excluirse de su estructura la presencia de las ciencias llamadas exactas y por lo tanto de las matemáticas. Las matemáticas y la literatura, como todo saber, están almacenadas y amalgamadas en los delicados centros nerviosos superiores, constituyéndose en una de las cualidades más grandes de la inteligencia: la memoria.
El lenguaje, expresado en palabras, no es otra cosa que una armoniosa asociación de experiencias del conocimiento, de diversa índole; que, en un momento determinado, forman una idea, un concepto que se exterioriza, como sonidos en el lenguaje hablado o mediante la escritura.
Las ideas originales, son eventos probabilísticos, del permanente ejercicio de pensar y meditar: la imaginación.
LA PROPORCION Y LA MEDIDA EN LA POESIA
La métrica en la construcción de un cuarteto en un soneto, no es otra cosa que la medida intuitiva de la utilización de un determinado número de palabras distribuidas equitativamente en grupos de sílabas. Y la consonancia, no es otra cosa que la utilización de sílabas, notas armónicas, sonidos u ondas físicas, producidas por la articulación de la palabra; agradables al oído formando una oración que tiene un significado.
El contenido del verso, parece tener en los últimos tiempos menor trascendencia que en épocas anteriores; por ese afán y la pretensión de encontrar la originalidad, y creatividad, dando más importancia a la musicalidad y abandonando el mensaje, Así parece haber nacido la poesía modernista y surrealista; corriente que ha tenido más éxito en la pintura, suplantado la perfección del dibujo por el color.
Los cuartetos y los tercetos son medidas de palabras agrupadas, con sentido lógico, que expresan verdades o fantasías; que por contener un sentido afectivo, son capaces de despertar las más íntimas reacciones emotivas del individuo.
Quién no conoce, desde las primeras experiencias de sus incursiones por la literatura, en el colegio u otra fuente de cultura, el soneto del genial poeta español Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio (1562-1635), como ejemplo de conocimiento de la métrica, término correcto de significación matemática. Y con placer ganamos la experiencia de cómo nace un soneto en la inspiración imaginativa del autor. Y ahí viene, como recuerdo, el ejemplo:
Soneto
Un soneto me manda hacer Violante,
En mi vida me he visto en tal aprieto;
Catorce versos dicen que es un soneto:
Burla burlando van los tres delante.
Yo pense que no hallara consonante,
Y estoy a la mitad de otro cuarteto;
Mas si me veo en el primer terceto,
No hay cosa en los cuartetos que me espante.
Por el primer terceto voy entrando
Y aún parece que entré con pie derecho,
Pues fin con este verso le voy dando.
Y estoy en el segundo, y aún sospecho
Que estoy los trece versos acabando:
Contad si son catorce y está hecho.
La mente del autor realiza una operación mental de carácter matemático; la diferencia radica, en el uso de palabras en lugar de números.
El autor hace un análisis numérico de lo que es un soneto. Esto no es novedad. ¿ Qué poeta no sabe que es un terceto y un cuarteto? Pero, cuando está en el proceso de inspiración, un mecanismo automático e intuitivo le hace utilizar una medida, de la misma manera que se utiliza el conocimiento para medir la distancia, o para medir la velocidad. Mientras la práctica avanza y gana en experiencia, la medida alcanza mayor precisión, sin la necesidad de utilizar un instrumento para medir; como el metro.
El desarrollo de la oración en la poesía termina con una analogía acústica, que define la cadencia y el ritmo del verso. Un fenómeno físico acústico ha sido medido subconscientemente.
El denominativo de Soneto, viene del termino italiano“ Sonette”, que significa sonido musical, grato al oído. Y siendo todo acto de medir, un proceso mental esencialmente matemático, se ha medido el sonido del sonette o soneto.
RELACION ENTRE LA IMAGINACION Y LA MENTE ESTADISTICA DE DON MIGUEL CERVANTES SAAVEDRA.
En la obra “DON QUIJOTE DE LA MANCHA” , la vida de dos personajes transcurre con una serie de aventuras de lo más inverosímiles, en el teatro de los acontecimientos cotidianos. La personalidad y el papel de Don Quijote y Sancho Panza, constituyen el centro del universo creativo e imaginativo de Don Miguel Cervantes Saavedra. Ambos personajes aparentemente son ficticios, pero al mismo tiempo, están presentes en nuestra vida cotidiana; por lo tanto, su existencia y presencia puede ser identificada en las estadísticas de cualquier población.
Para definir la personalidad y el carácter de los protagonistas de la obra Don Quijote de la Mancha con las matemáticas; empecemos por recordar que juega un papel muy importante en el análisis de todos fenómenos de la naturaleza, la curva descrita por el genial matemático Karl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855); curva normal o curva en campana, como también se llama. No sólo en las ciencias; si no que, en el conocimiento humano, para el análisis de cualquier fenómeno de la naturaleza, actualmente no puede prescindirse de la curva normal de Gauss.
De la manera más breve e ilustrativa, recordemos que la curva normal o de Gauss ( y= e-x2), es una gráfica en forma de campana en un sistema de coordinadas de distribución de dos variables. La distribución de la frecuencia en la ordenada y los cambios del fenómeno observado en la abscisa, que puede ser de cualquier naturaleza; por ejemplo: talla, peso, carácter, personalidad. Curva en la cual se puede estudiar estadísticamente fenómenos de diversa complejidad.
Si la curva normal de Gauss en estadística, es una herramienta que tiene aplicación en las ciencias exactas puras y aplicadas; y tiene también utilidad, en las ciencias sociales y la psicología, ¿ entonces, por que no en la literatura?. Veamos.
La descripción precisa de la personalidad, encuentra dificultades en los métodos más cuidadosos de la Psicología; si se tiene en cuenta que, la diferencia entre los caracteres de los individuos que se encuentran en el rango de la normalidad, no presenta grandes diferencias identificables. Pero, no nos sorprendente comprobar a Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra describiendo, de una manera intuitiva, a los dos personajes centrales de su obra, Don Quijotes y Sancho Panza, con características diametralmente opuestas.
Física y psicológicamente, fácilmente identificables, con mente estadística, Cervantes Saavedra ha puesto a estos dos personajes, en los extremos de la curva normal de Gauss, sin tener noción de la utilidad de la estadística. Gauss aún no existía, y no se conocía ésta ciencia.
Si analizamos el peso corporal de Don Quijote, por su constitución física y tal cual lo imaginamos y lo ilustran los dibujantes, pesa alrededor de los 50 kilos, en contraste con Sancho Panza que esta ubicado en los 80 o más kilos. Si psicológicamente clasificamos estadísticamente, sus caracteres y sus comportamientos veremos que se alejan a los extremos, del sujeto que consideramos “normal”.
Don Quijote por sus características psicosomáticas, está más proclive a las enfermedades vasculares, hipocondríacas y del sistema nervioso. Contemporáneamente diríamos, por ejemplo, que es más susceptible a padecer de paranoia y de la enfermedad de Azheimer. A diferencia de Sancho, cuya predisposición más se inclina por las enfermedades digestivas, vasculares y a las afecciones que van acompañadas de hipertensión arterial; hoy diríamos, producidas por el exceso de colesterol. Amen, del papel que a cada uno de ellos les ha asignado Cervantes Saavedra, en el teatro de la vida.
Mimetizados y sublimados en diversos matices de su comportamiento y accionar, pueden ser objeto de estudio de múltiples variantes. Siempre en concordancia con el papel que el autor, les hace representar en su innumerables aventuras en la Mancha, los personajes también viven, en un área que geográficamente existe.
Podemos concluir diciendo: Que la literatura y las matemáticas son conocimientos recíprocos y complementarios, y sin percatarnos los utilizamos a diario en todas nuestras expresiones.
After 3 successful Chronic Hypoxia Symposiums held in La Paz, Bolivia, we are very proud to announce that the IV Chronic Hypoxia Symposium will be held in India under the direction of Prof. Thuppil Venkatesh.
Please stayed tunned for the preliminaries that will soon surface.
In the meantime, we want to thank all those that participated and attended our III Chronic Hypoxia Symposium held in La Paz in Oct 2010. Our President Larry Silver was able to find support from CISCO that transmitted via Webex to all the participants live presentations from around the world.
Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja
Vice-President
International Society of Chronic Hypoxia
We are proud to announce the launching of a new free on-line physiology book entitled “New Human Physiology” by Prof. Dr. Poul-Erik Paulev and Prof. Dr. Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja (Jr), where there is an important contribution of Prof. Dr. Gustavo Zubieta-Castillo (Sr.) in the chapter related to high altitude, where he gives the new concepts on high altitude physiology.
In this 2nd Edition of the Textbook in Medical Physiology And Pathophysiology Essentials and clinical problems, we decided to change the name in order to show that this new version is modified in form and becomes interactive. This digital book uses a new format in order to constantly evolve and improve. Hence the term “New” never becomes outdated, as it is permanently evolving. You are welcome to send us comments or additions in each section where the link comments are posted. Please be brief and try to fit in one sentence an essential concept in physiology. Remember this is a textbook for medical students. And due to the exponential growth of information, they are overwhelmed with data. If you agree your name and/or your affiliation can be included in the comments. This allows for a dynamic physiology book that is often updated with the new exponentially growing information. A new format for future scientific books.
As a comment is posted, we review it and proceed to include it in the book, if appropiate. We have an open mind and this has always been our standing with respect to science. It should be a common good, open to all around the globe. A true globalization of knowledge. That is why the 1st edition published by the first author in 2002 has been so popular. It was the first medical physiology book to be completely free on-line.
Please note that we are not obliged to publish the comments on-line, as we will peer review them first. But you can be sure that we are not biased or just publish your contribution if you are a member of a closed group (as some journals do). Quite the contrary, we are open for any sound, solid scientific contribution from any distinguished colleague (or student) around the world. We base our focus of science on two concepts: “The joy of seeing the light” and “Science, honor and Truth“
Any suggestions as to how to improve this book are most welcome. Enjoy!