# Theodor Bilharz

> Theodor Maximilian Bilharz was a German medical doctor who made pioneering discoveries in the field of parasitology. His contributions led to the foundation of tropical medicine. He is best remembered as the discoverer of the blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium, the causative parasite of bloody urine (haematuria) known since ancient times in Egypt. The parasite, as the cause of bladder cancer, is declared by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as Group 1 carcinogen. The infection is known by an eponymous term bilharzia or bilharziasis, as well as by schistosomiasis.

*German physician (1825–1862)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1825-03-23
- **Died:** 1862-05-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Теодор Більгарц](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%91%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%86)
- [تيودور بلهارتس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B3)
- [تيودور بيلهارتس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B3)
- [Theodor Bilharz](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Bilharz)
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- [Theodor Bilharz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Bilharz)
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- [Theodor Bilharz](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Bilharz)
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- [Theodor Maximilian Bilharz](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Maximilian_Bilharz)
- [Бильхарц, Теодор](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%86%2C_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80)
- [Theodor Bilharz](https://species.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Bilharz)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76858)

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