Carlos Chagas, Brazilian Bacteriologist
Carlos Chagas (1879-1934), Brazilian bacteriologist who discovered Chagas disease, also called American trypanosomiasis, in 1909. Chagas was also the first to discover and illustrate the parasitic fungal genus Pneumocystis, later infamous for being linked to PCP (Pneumocystis pneumonia) in AIDS patients. Photographed in Baltimore, June 15, 1919
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