Bernardino Ramazzini
| Bernardino Ramazzini | |
|---|---|
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Bernardino Ramazzini Bernardino Ramazzini | |
| Born |
3 November 1633 Carpi |
| Died |
5 November 1714 Padua |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Fields | medicine |
| Institutions | University of Modena, University of Padua |
| Alma mater | University of Parma |
| Known for | cinchona, occupational medicine |
Ramazzini was an early proponent of the use of cinchona bark (from which quinine is derived) in the treatment of Malaria. His most important contribution to medicine was his book on occupational diseases, De Morbis Artificum Diatriba (Diseases of Workers).
Occupational Medicine
His book on occupational diseases, De Morbis Artificum Diatriba (Diseases of Workers) outlined the health hazards of chemicals, dust, metals, repetitive or violent motions, odd postures, and other disease-causative agents encountered by workers in 52 occupations.[1] This was one of the founding and seminal works of occupational medicine and played a substantial role in its development.[2] [3]
He proposed that physicians should extend the list of questions that Hippocrates recommended they ask their patients by adding, "What is your occupation?".[2]
He is often called "the father of occupational medicine" [2][3]
Malaria
In regards to malaria, Ramazzini was one of the first to support the use of the quinine-rich bark cinchona. Many falsely claimed that quinine was toxic and ineffective, but Ramazzini recognized its importance. He is quoted, "It [quinine] did for medicine what gun powder did for war."[4]
Life
He was born in Carpi in 1633. He studied medicine at the University of Parma, where his interest in occupational diseases began. He was appointed to the chair of theory of medicine at University of Modena in 1682. He served as professor of medicine at the University of Padua from 1700 until his death. The first edition of De Morbis was published in 1700 in Modena, the second in 1713 in Padua. He died in Padua in 1714.[3][5]
References
- Essai sur les Maladies de Disseus. Original translation from Latin in "De Mortis Artificum" by M. De Foureau
- Altschuler, Eric Lewin (2005). "Ramazzini and writer's cramp". Lancet. 365 (9463): 938. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)71080-1. PMID 15766994.
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- Bisetti, A A (1988). "Bernardino Ramazzini and occupational lung medicine". Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 534: 1029–37. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1988.tb30193.x. PMID 3291704.
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Notes
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- Ramazzini Collegium The Collegium supplies information on risks and prevention of injury and disease attributable to the workplace and the environment.
- Some places and memories related to Ramazzinida:Bernardino Ramazzini
de:Bernardino Ramazzini el:Μπερναρντίνο Ραματσίνι es:Bernardino Ramazzini fr:Bernardino Ramazzini it:Bernardino Ramazzini nl:Bernardino Ramazzini ja:ベルナルディーノ・ラマツィーニ pt:Bernardino Ramazzini ro:Bernardino Ramazzini
ru:Рамадзини, Бернардино- ↑ Cockayne, Emily (2007). Hubbub: Filth Noise & Stench in England. Yale University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-300-13756-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gochfeld, Michael (2005-02). "Chronologic history of occupational medicine". Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 47 (2): 96–114. doi:10.1097/01.jom.0000152917.03649.0e. ISSN 1076-2752. Retrieved 28 February 2009. Check date values in:
|date=(help) Gochfeld, Michael. "Chronologic history of occupational medicine" (pdf). Retrieved 3 March 2009. A PDF copy of the article. - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ramazzini, Bernardino (1 September 2001). "VOICES FROM THE PAST - De Morbis Artificum Diatriba (Diseases of Workers)". Am J Public Health. 91 (9): 1380–1382. doi:10.2105/AJPH.91.9.1380. PMC 1446785 Freely accessible. PMID 11527762. Retrieved 1 March 2009. The article contains excerpts from the English translation by Wilmer Cave Wright (Chicago: University of Chicago Press; 1940) based on the Latin text of 1713, and includes a biographical note, Bernardino Ramazzini: The Father of Occupational Medicine, by Giuliano Franco, MD and Francesca Franco MD, MPH
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- ↑ "History". Collegium Ramazzini. Retrieved 3 March 2009. History (of Occupational Medicine) with notes on the life of Ramazzini.
