Early Modern Parasitism



a plate francesco redi s osservazioni intorno agli animali viventi che si trovano negli animali viventi (observations on living animals found inside living animals), 1684


antonie van leeuwenhoek observed , illustrated giardia lamblia in 1681, , linked own loose stools . first protozoan parasite of humans recorded, , first seen under microscope.


francesco redi described ecto- , endoparasites in 1687 book esperienze intorno alla generazione degl insetti, illustrating ticks, larvae of nasal flies of deer, , sheep liver fluke. 1684 book osservazioni intorno agli animali viventi che si trovano negli animali viventi (observations on living animals, in living animals) described , illustrated on 100 parasites including human roundworm. noted parasites develop eggs, contradicting theory of spontaneous generation.








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