Daniel Alcides Carrion (1857–1885) and a history of medical martyrdom. (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chatterjee, Pranab; Chandra, Shivika; Biswas, Tamoghna
• Is Part Of: Journal of medical biography. Volume 23:Number 4(2015:Nov.)
• Page Start: 224
• Page End: 227
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Autoexperimentation -- Bartonellosis -- Daniel Alcides Carrion -- Lima -- Bartonellosis -- Verruga Peruana -- Carman Peredes -- Oroya Fever -- Albero Barton -- Dr Richard Strong -- Bartonella bacilliformis -- Dos de May Hospital; Medicine -- Biography -- Periodicals; Medicine -- History -- Periodicals; 610.92
• DOI: 10.1177/0967772013479532
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-7720

Abstract

Daniel Carrion, a sixth-year medical student, died while investigating the effects of self-inoculation of the causative organism of Oroya Fever and Bartonellosis and thereby contributed to understanding of the disease before the organisms had been identified.