avenzoar's

Updated: May 11, 2025

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.

Edward Huntington Williams - A History of Science — Volume 2

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."

Edward Huntington Williams - A History of Science — Volume 2