Microscopical observations and pathological deductions on cholera
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"Microscopical observations and pathological deductions on cholera" is an 1854 scientific paper by Filippo Pacini in which he first described the cholera bacterium and linked it to the disease.
All labels observed (1)
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| Microscopical observations and pathological deductions on cholera canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11724903 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Microscopical observations and pathological deductions on cholera Context triple: [Filippo Pacini, notableWork, Microscopical observations and pathological deductions on cholera]
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A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion
A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion is an influential early 18th-century medical treatise by physician Richard Mead that analyzes the nature, causes, and prevention of plague and other contagious diseases.
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B.
Free Hospital for the Treatment of Smallpox and other Diseases of the Skin
The Free Hospital for the Treatment of Smallpox and other Diseases of the Skin was a 19th-century London charitable medical institution specializing in smallpox and dermatological care for the poor.
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C.
De variolis et morbillis
De variolis et morbillis is a pioneering medieval medical treatise by Al-Razi that provides one of the earliest clinical descriptions and distinctions between smallpox and measles.
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D.
Traité des fièvres palustres
Traité des fièvres palustres is a seminal medical treatise on malarial fevers by French physician Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, reflecting his pioneering work on the parasitic cause of malaria.
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E.
A Brief Account of Microscopical Observations on the Particles Contained in the Pollen of Plants
A Brief Account of Microscopical Observations on the Particles Contained in the Pollen of Plants is Robert Brown’s seminal 1828 paper that first documented the random motion of pollen particles, later known as Brownian motion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Microscopical observations and pathological deductions on cholera Target entity description: "Microscopical observations and pathological deductions on cholera" is an 1854 scientific paper by Filippo Pacini in which he first described the cholera bacterium and linked it to the disease.
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A.
A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion
A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion is an influential early 18th-century medical treatise by physician Richard Mead that analyzes the nature, causes, and prevention of plague and other contagious diseases.
-
B.
Free Hospital for the Treatment of Smallpox and other Diseases of the Skin
The Free Hospital for the Treatment of Smallpox and other Diseases of the Skin was a 19th-century London charitable medical institution specializing in smallpox and dermatological care for the poor.
-
C.
De variolis et morbillis
De variolis et morbillis is a pioneering medieval medical treatise by Al-Razi that provides one of the earliest clinical descriptions and distinctions between smallpox and measles.
-
D.
Traité des fièvres palustres
Traité des fièvres palustres is a seminal medical treatise on malarial fevers by French physician Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, reflecting his pioneering work on the parasitic cause of malaria.
-
E.
A Brief Account of Microscopical Observations on the Particles Contained in the Pollen of Plants
A Brief Account of Microscopical Observations on the Particles Contained in the Pollen of Plants is Robert Brown’s seminal 1828 paper that first documented the random motion of pollen particles, later known as Brownian motion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medical paper
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scientific paper ⓘ |
| author | Filippo Pacini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
anatomist
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pathologist ⓘ |
| basedOn | autopsy findings of cholera victims ⓘ |
| conclusion |
specific microorganisms are present in intestines of cholera patients
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these microorganisms are causally related to cholera ⓘ |
| contributedTo | germ theory of disease ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| describes |
cholera bacterium
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comma-shaped bacteria in cholera patients ⓘ |
| field |
infectious disease
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microbiology ⓘ pathology ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early demonstration of bacterial causation of disease
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one of the first descriptions of Vibrio cholerae ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Italian ⓘ |
| laterRecognizedAs | foundational work in cholera microbiology ⓘ |
| linkedTo | cholera etiology ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Vibrio cholerae
NERFINISHED
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cholera ⓘ |
| methodUsed |
histological examination
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light microscopy ⓘ |
| preceded | Robert Koch’s 1884 work on Vibrio cholerae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes | bacterial cause of cholera ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1854 ⓘ |
| recognitionStatus | initially overlooked by contemporaries ⓘ |
| relatedTo | cholera pandemics of the 19th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Microscopical observations and pathological deductions on cholera Description of subject: "Microscopical observations and pathological deductions on cholera" is an 1854 scientific paper by Filippo Pacini in which he first described the cholera bacterium and linked it to the disease.
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