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Parasitology Important People Flashcards

1
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described “fiery serpents” which is most likely the Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm)

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Bible

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  • contains the first written records of intestinal worms by the discovery of calcified helminth eggs
  • aat swelling - nature of infection with Dracunculus medinensis
  • gave detailed description of aaa (Hookworm infection)
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Ebers Papyrus

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3
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described worms from fishes, domesticated animals, and humans

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Hippocrates

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4
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were familiar with Ascaris lumbricoides, Enterobius vermicularis, and tapeworms belonging to genus Taenia

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Celsus & Galen

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5
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clearly described Ascaris, Enterobius, and tapeworms; gave good clinical descriptions of their respective infections

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Aegineta

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6
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Arabic physician who recognized the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis)

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Avicenna

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  • “Father of Taxonomy”
  • described and names 6 helminth worms (3 nematodes, 1 trematode, 2 cestodes)
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Linnaeus

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8
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discovered Giardia lamblia (flagellate), the first parasitic protozoan in humans

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Leeuwenhoek

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9
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discovered Entamoeba hystolytica, the causative agent of amoebiasis

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Losch/Lesh

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10
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identified Trypanosoma brucei gambiense = chronic sleeping sickness

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Dutton

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11
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identified Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense = acute sleeping sickness

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Stephens & Fantham

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discovered that malaria is caused by protozoans known as the Plasmodium species

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Laveran

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13
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discovered that mosquitoes can transmit malaria to birds
* establish mosquitoes (Female Anopheles) as vectors
* contributed significantly to the study of the life cycle of Plasmodium spp.

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Ross

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14
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gave the first detailed anatomy of A. lumbricoides

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Tyson

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15
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gave another detailed description of A. lumbricoides

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Redi

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16
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their publications marked the beginnings of the subdiscipline of helminthology

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Tyson & Redi

17
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demonstrated that ingestion of eggs of A. lumbricoides as correct mode of transmission

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Davaine

18
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validated Davaine’s work; infected himself with eggs of A. lumbricoides & subsequently found eggs in his feces

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Grassi

19
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  • discovered the life cycle of A. lumbricoides including the migration of larval stages around the body
  • infected a volunteer and himself - found large numbers of larvae in his sputum
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Koino

20
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around what century did scientists use the term “Egyptian chlorosis” to describe the greenish pallor associated with Hookworm infection

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19th century

21
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found hookworms in a human patient

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Dubini

22
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established the association of hookworm infection and anemia, greenish yellow pallor and laziness

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Griesinger

23
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established the real connection between pallor and Hookworm infection while investigating the diseases of miners in the St. Gothard tunnel

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Perroncito

24
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  • “Hookworm & Strongyloides stercoralis larvae enter the body by boring through the skin”
  • accidentally infected himself with the hookworm larvae
  • deliberately places S. stercoralis on his skin; found larvae in his feces
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Looss

25
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discovered T. spiralis worm in humans

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Paget

26
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discovery of the adult worms of T. spiralis

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Virchow & Zenker

27
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concluded that infections come from eating raw and improperly cooked pork

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Zenker

28
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scientific observations on the tapeworms of humans, dogs, and other animals

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Tyson

29
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  • first to state that intermediate hosts are involved in the life cycles of Taenia
  • scolices of the tapeworm in humans resembled cysts in the muscle of pigs
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Goeze

30
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  • recognized the difference between Taenia solium and Taenia saginata
  • fed pig meat containing Taenia solium to criminals condemned to death and recovered adult tapeworms
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Kuchenmeister

31
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confirmed that eating “measly” or encysted larvae beef causes tapeworm infections

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Perroncito

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