Conférence Charles Nicolle

Charles Nicolle (1866-1936).

Dept. of Medicine, TN Medical College & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai 400 008 C Nicolle was born in Rouen, France, to a practising physician. He received his medical education in Rouen and completed his graduation from the hospital in Paris. In 1893, he further studied in the Pasteur Institute of Paris, under the direction of Metchnikoff and Roux. In 1902, he was appointed the first director of...

Charles-Jules-Henri Nicolle

sia. Nicolle's many accomplishments include the discovery that epidemic typhus is transmitted by body lice (Pediculus humanis corporis), discovery of the phenomenon of inap-parent infection, and possibly the first isolation of human influenza virus after experimental transmission. Nicolle made many other fundamental contributions to knowledge of infectious diseases. This year is the centenary o...

Tinea Capitis at Charles Nicolle Hospital of Tunis (Tunisia)

Introduction: Tinea capitis is an infection caused by dermatophytes which have a particular affinity for keratin. Its prevalence decreased significantly in developed countries due to the improvement of sanitary conditions and socioeconomic level. However, they are still common in developing countries including Tunisia. The aim of our study was to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical and mycol...

Charles Nicolle (1866-1936): bacteriologist and conqueror of typhus.

Urethro-genital gonococcal suppuratons observed during the past 3 years in the Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis.

The conitrol of venereal disease, like the control of other social diseases such as tuberculosis, trachoma, and tinea, is one of the daily preoccupations of the Tunisian Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. For over 4 years, national mass campaigns against these diseases have been conducted throughout the country, and these are now beginning to bear fruit. At the same time, health education t...