Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Uplavici

  • Dr. Uplavici’s studies on amebic dysentery

    In 1887 Professor Dr. Jaroslav Hlava (1855 –1924) of the Charles University in Prague carried out studies on the transmission of amebic dysentery by inoculating six cats with infected human stools and successfully producing dysentery in four. On completing his experiments, he published his results in a scientific paper under the title “O Uplavici,” meaning “About…