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CESTONI, Giacinto (Diacinto) (1637 – 1718)

CESTONI, Giacinto (Diacinto) (1637 – 1718)

1637 – 1718

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BONOMO, Giovanni Cosimo (1663 – 1696)
CESTONI, Giacinto (Diacinto) (1637 – 1718)
CESTONI, Giacinto (Diacinto) (1637 – 1718)

First clinical and experimental proof of infection by a microparasite. Bonomo observed Sarcoptes scabiei, the scabies mite. This gave researchers grounds to think in terms of objective, exogenous pathogenic agents as …