Name Piraja Silva | Role Physician | |
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Known for Schistosomiasis disease Died 1961, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | ||
Esquistossomose manuel augusto piraj da silva parte 2 de 2
Manuel Augusto Pirajá da Silva (28 January 1873 – 1 March 1961) was a Brazilian parasitologist, medical researcher and physician.
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- Esquistossomose manuel augusto piraj da silva parte 2 de 2
- Esquistossomose manuel augusto piraj da silva parte 1 de 2
- Biography
- Legacy
- References
Esquistossomose manuel augusto piraj da silva parte 1 de 2
Biography
He graduated from the Bahia School of Medicine (now part of the Federal University of Bahia) in 1896, and in 1908 was responsible for the identification and complete description of the pathogenic agent and the pathophysiological cycle of schistosomiasis disease.
Legacy
A species of venomous snake, Bothrops pirajai, is named in his honor.
References
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