1902 BENTLEY, Charles Albert (1873 – 1949)

On the causal relationship between “ground itch”, or “pani-ghao”, and the presence of the larvae of the Ankylostoma duodenale in the soil.

While a medical officer in the tea plantations in Assam, India, Bentley demonstrated the mode of entry of Ankylostoma into the body.

GMN 5362.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/6980