Bernardino Ramazzini (3 November 1633 - 5 November 1714) was an Italian physician.(Italian pronunciation: ['bernardino ramat'tsini])
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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Bernardino Ramazzini (3 November 1633 - 5 November 1714) was an Italian physician.(Italian pronunciation: ['bernardino ramat'tsini])
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).
His book on occupational diseases, De Morbis Artificum Diatriba (Diseases of Workers) outlined the health hazards of chemicals, dust, metals, repetitive or violent motions, odd postures, and other disease-causative agents encountered by workers in 52 occupations. This was one of the founding and seminal works of occupational medicine and played a substantial role in its development.
He proposed that physicians should extend the list of questions that Hippocrates recommended they ask their patients by adding, "What is your occupation?".
He is often called "the father of occupational medicine"
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