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The discovery of the cause of this common disease seems of minor importance now, but it is of interest in medical history because, had Avenzoar's discovery been remembered a hundred years ago, "itch struck in" could hardly have been considered the cause of three-fourths of all diseases, as it was by the famous Hahnemann.
Cordova, the capital of the western caliphate, became also a great centre of learning and produced several great physicians. Among Avenzoar's discoveries was that of the cause of "itch" a little parasite, "so small that he is hardly visible."
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