1860 · Paris
by Davaine, Casimir
Paris: Baillière, 1860. Davaine, Casimir Joseph (1812-82). Traité des entozoaires et des maladies vermineuses de l'homme et des animaux domestiques. xix, [1], xcii, 838pp. Text illustrations. Paris: J.-B. Baillière et fils, 1860. 213 x 133 mm. 19th-century quarter morocco, marbled boards, gilt spine (a bit dulled), light wear. Very good. From Philippe Ricord's library. First Edition of Davaine's important treatise on parasitology. "As early as 1857 Davaine thought of tracking down intestinal worms by seeking their eggs in the stools, a procedure still followed. Experimentally he specified the mode of development of the Ascaridae (Ascaris lumbricoides) and of the Trichocephalus (Trichuris trichiura)" (Théodoridès). His studies of parasitic worms led to his 1862 announcement that infections caused by Ascaris and other parasitic nematodes could be transmitted by ingesting the parasite's eggs. Davaine is also credited with being the first to demonstrate the pathogenic role of bacteria in humans, domestic animals and plants. Garrison-Morton.com 2451. Théodoridès, Jean, "Davaine, Casimir Joseph," Encyclopedia.com, 7 Mar. 2023. .
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