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Die menschlichen Parasiten und die von ihnen herrührenden Krankheiten. 2 vols.

Publication Details

Leipzig: C. F. Winter, 1862 CE–1876 CE.

Includes the first complete and accurate account of the life history and morphology of Taenia echinococcus. Leuckart proved the relationship between hydatid cysts and minute tape-worms in dogs. English translation, Edinburgh, 1886. Digital facsimile of the German edition from Google Books at this link; facsimile of the English translation at this link.

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Entry Number#2453
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/2973
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLdie-menschlichen-parasiten-und-die-von-ihnen-herrhrenden-krankheiten-2-vols

Geographic Context

Publication place: Leipzig

Mentioned in annotation: Edinburgh