Theodor Bilharz

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Theodor Bilharz was a 19th-century German physician and parasitologist best known for his pioneering work on parasitic worms and the disease bilharzia (schistosomiasis).

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instanceOf human
parasitologist
physician
scientist
associatedDisease schistosomiasis
urinary schistosomiasis
associatedOrganism Schistosoma haematobium
Schistosoma species
causeOfDeath typhoid fever
countryOfCitizenship Germany
employer Kasr El Aini Hospital NERFINISHED
medical school in Cairo
eponym Theodor Bilharz Research Institute NERFINISHED
bilharzia
bilharziasis
ethnicGroup German
familyName Bilharz NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork medicine
parasitology
tropical medicine
givenName Theodor NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced parasitology
public health approaches to schistosomiasis
tropical medicine NERFINISHED
hasResearchArea helminthology
infectious diseases
pathology of parasitic infections
knownFor description of Schistosoma haematobium
discovery of the parasitic worms causing schistosomiasis
research on urinary schistosomiasis
languageOfWorkOrName German
mannerOfDeath disease
name Theodor Bilharz NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
notableAchievement linked specific helminth parasites to a major human disease
provided early clinicopathological descriptions of bilharzia
notableWork first description of Schistosoma haematobium in humans
pathological studies of parasitic worms in Egypt
occupation parasitologist
physician
placeOfWork Cairo NERFINISHED
Egypt NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
subjectOf biographical articles on the history of parasitology
historical studies of schistosomiasis
workLocation Nile Valley NERFINISHED

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Schistosoma mansoni discoveredBy Theodor Bilharz