From immunology to infectology in Honduras: A look at the joint development of both specialties from the perspective of clinical medicine.

Abstract

This literature review was conducted with the purpose of providing a historical perspective that relates the close linkage of infectology and immunology and its impact on medicine in Honduras, relating to medical practice from its diffuse origins from the colonial era to the present day. Information from Revista Médica Hondureña records and similar national publications was reviewed. Clinical, public health, academic and ethical aspects are presented and discussed in the way of acting professionally where the two specialties converge, highlighting elucubrations, contextual updates, processes, institutions and medical figures that have indelibly marked its development and evolution.