Much like the role of sacrifice elsewhere in the world, it thus seems that these rites functioned as a type of atonement for Aztec believers. Their sacrificial hymns describe the victim as sent (to death) to plead for us, or consecrated to annul all sin. wide variety of explanations and interpretations of the Aztec practice of human sacrifice have been proposed by modern scholars. Most scholars of Pre-Columbian civilization see human sacrifice among the Aztecs as a part of the long cultural tradition of human sacrifice in Mesoamerica.
Introduction. Helminth is a general term meaning worm. The helminths are invertebrates characterized by elongated, flat or round bodies. In medically oriented schemes the flatworms or platyhelminths (platy from the Greek root meaning âflatâ) include flukes and tapeworms.Roundworms are nematodes (nemato from the Greek root meaning âthreadâ).he helminths are invertebrates characterized by elongated, flat or round bodies. In medically oriented schemes the flatworms or platyhelminths (platy from the Greek root meaning âflatâ) include flukes and tapeworms.
While the average Canadian physician deals very little with worm infestations, disease caused by helminths are the cause of considerable morbidity and mortality in large areas of the world, in particular the developing world. Increases in international travel and immigration make it increasingly important to be aware of the common helminths. The US Center for Diseases Control has a superb general helminth website called DPDx â Identification and Diagnosis of Parasites of Public Concern that will be linked to in this section. As with other biological classifications, the taxonomy of the Helminthes is complicated.