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Alferecía

Alferecía is a Cryptodisease accordingly to the ancient Totonac people, This disease attacks babies, the symptoms are purple spots on nails, lips and eyelids, yellowing of the skin and eyes and convulsions.

Alferecía (or alferesia) as a disease that has not been studied or recognized by mainstream medicine in Mexico or anywhere else, is healed by tradicional Mexican doctors or wichcraft, Some wichdoctor agree that is a disease related to the liver, because of the yellowing of the skin and eyes.

In the Totonac language, Alferesia or katli un giskatá,(it got bad air) is a child disease that is created by bad air,cold or hot air that enters the body of the infant, it is transmitted by a person or another infant or for being scared or being shaked. It may be contracted in the womb or when the baby is being breastfeed, because the mother eats too spicy foods or cold foods (according to Aztec food mitology)

The mayan people of Dzitas, Yucatan, put a cross made with the crounded Ruda plant and salt and oil in the chest, throat, heart, feets and hands of the babies, and avoid mentioning the name of the disease in front of the babies, according to their beliefs, the baby can born with this disease, it can be recognised by a big vein in the nose