PMID: 11633692Jan 1, 1991Paper

A tribute to Jose Maria Benetez on the bicentennial of his birth

Revista de la Sociedad Venezolana de Historia de la Medicina
F Vélez Boza

Abstract

A biographical essay on Dr. José María Benítez to commemorate 200 years of his birthday. His professional practice for 31 years in La Victoria (Aragua State) and his fight against malaria and cholera are highlighted. He was the scientific discoverer of the cinchona (peruvian bark). Dr. Benítez affirmed that "cholera was contagious" when the contrary was believed.

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