Timeline of The History of PARASITOLOGY

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Name: Lizbeth De León Group 3.

HISTORY OF THE
PARASITOLOGY
2000 BC

pharaoh statue
Mentuhotep II in
Egypt suffers elephantiasis

2700 BC

In relation to malaria,
there are reports of
periodic fevers in China.

EGYPT

Existence of
Dracunculus medinensis ,
described as a “dragon
snake

EBERS PAPYRUS

Firsts records
parasitological where I know
1250A describe some parasites, in
1200 BC addition to possible parasitic
origins such as the nematode
Dracunculo medinensis.

HIPPOCRATE
S
Descriptions of worms present in
fish, domestic animals and 1000
humans.
Lucrecio's notification of of
paleness in miners, probable for
hookworm consequence. of
Documentation referring to
the presence of diarrhea with
mucus and blood in an
individual, possibly from an
amoebic infection

GIROLAMO FRACASTORO

He proposed the existence of invisible


microorganisms as the cause of
diseases, and in the 16th century
lymphatic filariasis was recorded.

CELSO YEAR 25-50 A. c.


AND
GALENO 129-200 AD
They reported the existence of
helminths such as Ascaris
lumbricoide, Enterobius
vermicularis and Taenia

168
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LINE OF
THE FRANCESCO REDI
ANTONJ VAN
LEEUWENHO
EK
TIME
He expounded his theory of spontaneous
generation, in which he maintained that organisms
are derived from inert material.
He discovered the protozoan Giardia lamblia in his
own diarrheal feces.
A.J. RENOULT

EDWARD JENNER

AJ wrote the first cases \

of hematuria in the
schistosomiasis manifested
among soldiers.
EJ tested his vaccine against I EDWARD TYSON
smallpo
x.

He explained the
morphology of tapeworms
and their physiology.
. ( 1798

JAMES PIAGET

He discovered that the worm


Trichinella spiralis infects
to humans, although the
report was written

The role of Trichinella spiralis in


infections in pigs was
recognized.

—1 1835

ITALIAN DOCTOR I the adult phase of


Trichinella
ANGELO DUBINI
spiralis and
Zenker
Reported the presence of
proposed that
hookworms in humans.
humans
contract the
infection by

FORBES

eating raw pork.


He identified Dracunculus
medinensis in the water and

RUDOLF VIRCHOW
ZENKER

WILHELM
GRIESINGER
discovered it.
RV detailed He explained this disease
(hookworms).
FRENCH INFECTIVE SI
AGE

DOCTOR LOUIS YO . IIS. ! N


NL P

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RELEASE

NORMAND

t know her pha


1876 o se

Strongyloides stercoralis larva and


the disease it produces.
ITALIAN VETERINARY

EDOARDO PERRONCITO

I 1878 I
He described hookworm
infection in miners.

I GRASSI AND PARONA v


They notified the form of
diagnose infection from
feces
Ancylostoma duodenale .
. 1879

STILES

Describes as new 1880


Necator to the
species parasite
americanus
Ancylostoma caninum

They found the eggs of


Paragonimus westermani in
sputum, as well as Clonorchis
1 1902
sinensis and species of
Opisthorchis.

I THE DYNESHVAR

Located in Logon, the first case


of the parasite in China was
diagnosed
Schistosoma japonicum.
FAUST
human volunteers with
Fujinami
Discovered and Miyagawa
all sexual phase
(1912 1913) and Miyairi
differentiation s
anddevelopment
Suzuki (1913and 1914)
of
parasitic generation of thethe
demonstrated
Strongyloides
biologicalstercoralis.
cycle of the
parasite
BACTERIOLOGIST sge ATMARAN Schistosoma japonicum.
TURKHUD

He described the complete cycle of


Dracunculus , who inoculated

Giardia cysts were


discovered
in the feces of fallen soldiers
World War 1, which
were able to infect
experimental animals and
induce similar symptoms.
í THE EDOUARD BROTHERS I P
AND ETTIENE SERGENT
ub

i 1915
I
Ub
They
that
demonstrated
mosquitoes of the genus
Phlebotomus transmitted to
Leishmania. i LEIPER
ib

species
differentiated the eggs
morphologically; described the
skin infection and recognized a
mollusk as r 1921 I host
parasite intermediary
S. haematobium and S. mansoni.

í FAUST AND
MELANY Ib

They provided details of the 1922


biology and pathogenesis of
parasite S. haematobium and
S. mansoni.
THE JAPANESE
DOCTOR
I SHIMESU KOINO
Incubu h parasite Ascaris
s e
lumbricoides and described its
cycle
biological.

I N ISHIGONI AND
FAUST I
They pointed ub
out that it is
possible
autoinfection from
1926
intestine, by Strongyloides

BLACK
Demonstrated transmitting volvulus bacteria.

Í REINHORD I that
wb Simulium., the
Onchocerca

He listed his background


Fasciola's historical
liver.

FAUST I

I 1957 I developmental
OR
and
parasite
sexual Strongyloides
differentiation of

Toxoplasma

I 1970

WILLIAM MCPHEE, HUTCHINSON, JACK FRENKEL,


HARLEY SHEFFIE LD, GERHARD PIEKARSKY AND JP
OVERDULVE

describe the biological cycle of Toxoplasma


THE ENGLISH
PARASITOLOGIST
RICHARD ASHFORD

Demonstrated the presence


of Cyclospora cayetanensis
in patients from Papua, New
Guinea. NIME AND
MEISEL

They make the first record of


human infection of
Cryptosporidium parvum.

Il ROBERT POULIN I
Ub
Establishes the phylogeny of the
diplomonadid protists or
Trepomonas based on 23
structural characters and a in
work by Sidda.

in feces of patients with AIDS


in Papua, New Guinea.

—0 1998 I

A group of scientists made an


important breakthrough by
analyzing fecal samples from
western gorillas that contained
Plasmodium parasites.
I ANTIBIOTICS I

Marshall warren
I 2010 I
OR They discovered that antibiotics
are effective
for the treatment against
parasites and bacteria

Institute
announce the Nobel Prize in
medicine, rewarding three
scientists who made advances on
diseases

Bibliographic references
• Becerril, Marco Antonio. 2014. Medical Parasitology. Mc Graw Hill Publishing. 4
Edition. History of parasitology. Recovered from:
https://accessmedicina.mhmedical.com/content.aspx ?
bookId=1483&sectionId=102299150#1118583338

• Rene Martinez Ydrogo. (2005, July 24). History of the


Parasitology. Retrieved March 8, 20223, from
https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=6477971

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