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Сергиева</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.33092/0025-8326mp2024.1.50-54</article-id><article-id custom-type="edn" pub-id-type="custom">HNOEVG</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">medparasitology-39</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ХРОНИКА</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>CHRONICLE</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Дракункулез и змея эмблема медицины</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Dracunculosis and the snake the emblem of medicine</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Сергиев</surname><given-names>В. П.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Sergiev</surname><given-names>V. P.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Москва</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Moscow</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Морозова</surname><given-names>Л. Ф.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Morozova</surname><given-names>L. F.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Москва</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Moscow</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Турбабина</surname><given-names>Н. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Turbabina</surname><given-names>N. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Москва</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Moscow</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Максимова</surname><given-names>М. С.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Maksimova</surname><given-names>M. S.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Москва</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Moscow</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Степанова</surname><given-names>Е. В.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Stepanova</surname><given-names>E. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Москва</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Moscow</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Аникина</surname><given-names>А. С.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Anikina</surname><given-names>A. S.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Москва</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Moscow</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Пашков</surname><given-names>К. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Pashkov</surname><given-names>K. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Москва</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Moscow</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Морозов</surname><given-names>Е. Н.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Morozov</surname><given-names>E. N.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Москва</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Moscow</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Крылов</surname><given-names>Н. Н.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Krylov</surname><given-names>N. N.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Москва</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Moscow</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>ФГАОУ ВО Первый МГМУ им. И.М. Сеченова Минздрава России (Сеченовский Университет)</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>FSAE Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-2"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>ФГБОУ ВО "Российский университет медицины" Минздрава России</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>FSBEI HE ROSUNIMED of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2024</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>22</day><month>04</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>0</volume><issue>1</issue><fpage>50</fpage><lpage>54</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Научно-образовательный паразитологический центр им. П.Г. Сергиева, 2026</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Научно-образовательный паразитологический центр им. П.Г. Сергиева</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Научно-образовательный паразитологический центр им. П.Г. Сергиева</copyright-holder><license xlink:href="https://www.medparasitology.com/jour/about/submissions#copyrightNotice" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>https://www.medparasitology.com/jour/about/submissions#copyrightNotice</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.medparasitology.com/jour/article/view/39">https://www.medparasitology.com/jour/article/view/39</self-uri><abstract><p>Общепринятый символ медицины – это змея, обвивающая шест, или «посох Асклепия». Именно этот символ представлен на гербе и флаге Всемирной организации здравоохранения.</p><p>В статье этот символ объясняется как рефлексия древнего способа удаления гельминта ришты из тела больного.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Common symbol of medicine is the snake entwining the stick or “the staff of Asclepius”. This image is presented on the emblem (coat of arms) and flag of the World Health Organization.</p><p>The authors explain the image of the snake entwining the stick as a reflection of the ancient method of extraction of guinea worm.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>дракункулез</kwd><kwd>ришта</kwd><kwd>медицина</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>dracunculosis</kwd><kwd>guinea worm</kwd><kwd>medicine</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Сорокина Т.С. История медицины. М., Университет Дружбы Народов. 1992, т. 1, 213 с.</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Sorokina T.S. Istoria medicini (History of Medicine). M., University of Nations Friendship. 1992. V. 1, 213 p. 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