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Thèse inaugurale sur la découverte de l’insecte qui produit la contagion de la gale, du prurigo et du phlyzacia.

Publication Details

Paris: Imp. de Didot le jeune, 1835 CE.

Demonstration of the human itch-mite, Sarcoptes scabiei. It was due to Renucci that the Sarcoptes was recognized as the one cause of scabies and its parasitic nature finally accepted.

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Entry Number#4027
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/5301
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Geographic Context

Publication place: Paris