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Henrique da Rocha Lima (24 November 1879 – 12 April 1956) was a Brazilian physician, pathologist and infectologist born in Rio de Janeiro. With his friend, Stanislaus von Prowazek, he described what would later be known as Rickettsia prowazekii, the pathogen of epidemic typhus.
Henrique da Rocha Lima was a Brazilian physician, pathologist and infectologist born in Rio de Janeiro. With his friend, Stanislaus von Prowazek, he described what would later be known as Rickettsia prowazekii, the pathogen of epidemic typhus.
The discovery of the etiological agent of the exanthematous type is the masterpiece of Rocha Lima, who also studied rickettsia, Peruvian wart, blastomycosis, Chagas disease, poradenitis and hemoglobinuric fever.
Aug 16, 2014 · Brazilian physician and researcher Henrique da Rocha Lima was born in 1879 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, where he studied medicine and obtained the degree of M.D. in 1901.
- Fred Bernardes Filho, João Carlos Regazzi Avelleira
- 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153945
- 2015
- May-Jun 2015
Henrique da Rocha Lima (Rio de Janeiro, 24 de novembro de 1879 — São Paulo, 26 de abril de 1956) foi um médico sanitarista, patologista e bacteriologista brasileiro. Ele descobriu o causador da doença tifo , a bactéria Rickettsia prowazekii .
Henrique da Rocha Lima (né en 1879 à Rio de Janeiro - mort en 1956) est un médecin, pathologiste et infectiologue brésilien. Il a notamment découvert Rickettsia prowazekii , l'agent pathogène du typhus .
Henrique da Rocha Lima (1879–1956) was a Brazilian physician, pathologist and infectologist. Working in Germany, he discovered Rickettsia prowazekii, the pathogen of endemic typhus. Rickettsia prowazekii was named after German zoologist Stanislaus von Prowazek.
