Malaria was "the killer" of Francesco I de' Medici (1531-1587)

Am J Med. 2010 Jun;123(6):568-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.12.020.

Authors

Gino Fornaciari¹, Valentina Giuffra, Ezio Ferroglio, Raffaella Bianucci

Affiliation

¹ Division of Paleopathology, History of Medicine and Bioethics, Department of Oncology, Transplants and Advanced Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy. g.fornaciari@med.unip.it

PMID: 20569768
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.12.020

No abstract available

Publication types

Biography
Historical Article
Portrait

MeSH terms

Bone and Bones / microbiology
Cause of Death
Forensic Medicine / history*
History, 16th Century
Humans
Italy
Malaria, Falciparum / diagnosis
Malaria, Falciparum / history*
Plasmodium falciparum / chemistry
Plasmodium falciparum / isolation & purification

Personal name as subject

Francesco I de' Medici