Bernardino Ramazzini

Bernardino Ramazzini (1633 – 1714) was an Italian physician.(Italian pronunciation: )

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").

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