Giuseppe Franchiti
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Giuseppe Franchiti was an Italian parasitologist who worked on malaria
and leishmaniasis
.
He succeeded Alphonse Laveran as the head of the Laboratory of Institut Pasteur in Paris in 1922. He was appointed Professor
of Tropical Medicine at the University of Bologna
in 1925. In 1930 he joined the University of Modena, were he founded the
Institute of Colonial Pathology which was late renamed the Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Diseases.
His best known publication is probably the description of Plasmodium knowlesi
in 1927.
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
and leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of certain species of sand fly...
.
He succeeded Alphonse Laveran as the head of the Laboratory of Institut Pasteur in Paris in 1922. He was appointed Professor
of Tropical Medicine at the University of Bologna
University of Bologna
The Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna is the oldest continually operating university in the world, the word 'universitas' being first used by this institution at its foundation. The true date of its founding is uncertain, but believed by most accounts to have been 1088...
in 1925. In 1930 he joined the University of Modena, were he founded the
Institute of Colonial Pathology which was late renamed the Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Diseases.
His best known publication is probably the description of Plasmodium knowlesi
Plasmodium knowlesi
Plasmodium knowlesi is a primate malaria parasite commonly found in Southeast Asia. It causes malaria in long-tailed macaques , but it may also infect humans, either naturally or artificially....
in 1927.